WELL · 42-487-83222 · DISTRICT 9
Flaniken #3
Wilbarger County · Wilbarger County Regular field · Vertical
Flaniken #3 (API 42-487-83222) is a plugged well in Wilbarger County, plugged July 12, 2018, last operated by Thunderbird Operating L.L.C..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1983 and 1991, permitted to 1,999 ft.
It was permitted by Nathan Petroleum Corp. Of Texas and has since transferred to Thunderbird Operating L.L.C. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Dyson.
Its lease has reported 151 barrels of oil and 12 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Nathan Petroleum Corp. of Texas; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Graham, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 3 permits on file · (940) 521-1016
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Thunderbird Operating L.L.C. |
| Production reports | AK Operating Co.through Oct 1998 |
| Latest permit | Nathan Petroleum Corp. of TexasNov 20, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,999
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 20, 1991
- last permit issued
- Jun 11, 1992
- completed
- 151
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 12
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 11, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 12, 2018
Surface location
No coordinates on the permit record yet. The RRC's GIS record usually lands within days of issuance; historical master-file permits never carry one.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the lease this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flaniken O-13-24375 | Wilbarger County Regular | Thunderbird Operating, L.L.C. | 3 | 151 | 12 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Nathan Petroleum Corp. of TexasJan 1993 → Sep 1993
- 2Kodiak Petroleum CorporationOct 1993 → Oct 1993
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 394016-99 | Recompletion | Nathan Petroleum Corp. of Texas | Nov 14, 1991 | Nov 20, 1991 | Jun 11, 1992 | 1,999 |
| 219983-99 | Other | Wills Oil Company | Oct 31, 1983 | Nov 7, 1983 | — | 1,912 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-24375 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,818 | 1,820 | Perforated |
| 1,861 | 1,865 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.75 | 100 | — | — |
| 7 | 1,914 | 8.75 | 100 S |
| 7 | 1,914 | 10 | — |
Completion filings
W-2 and G-1 reports on record in the RRC wellbore file, newest first. The suffix identifies the wellbore or completion event. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jul 15, 1992 | Jul 2, 1992 | — |
| 00 | Sep 25, 1991 | Aug 22, 1991 | — |
| 00 | Mar 27, 1985 | Mar 8, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Mar 26, 1985 | — | — |
The source documents
Petrora holds the structured record. The scanned filings live at the RRC; these links open its search already filled in for this API.
- Wellbore filings for 42-487-83222 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-487-83222 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.
About this data
Permits from the RRC OGA049M master and daily daf420 files; wellbore and operator of record from the EWA schedule, weekly; completions, formation tops, casing, and perforations from the dbf900 wellbore file; production from PDQ lease reports, which lag two to three months; injection from UIC permits, H-10 reports, and TexNet daily volumes; earthquakes from the TexNet catalog.
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