TEXAS · WELLS · WINKLER COUNTY · API 42-495-00066 · DISTRICT 7B
Walton J. B. #3
Winkler County · Kermit (Yates) field · Vertical
Walton J. B. #3 (API 42-495-00066) is a plugged well in Winkler County, plugged November 18, 2014, last operated by Shell Western E&P.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 16, 1996, permitted to 3,164 ft.
It was permitted by Collins & Ware, Inc. and has since transferred to Shell Western E&P on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Yates.
Its 2 leases have reported 68.7K barrels of oil and 197K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 6 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Collins & Ware, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 4, 2021
- Permits on file
- 1,756
- Phone
- (832) 337-0694
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Shell Western E&P |
| Production reports | Stout Energy Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Collins & Ware, Inc.Jul 16, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,164
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 16, 1996
- last permit issued
- Oct 1, 1996
- completed
- 68.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 197K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 1, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 18, 2014
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walton, J. B. O-10-3174 | Kermit | Stout Energy Inc. | 5 | 68.7K | 127K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Walton, J. B. G-10-160923 | Kermit (Yates) | Shell Western E&P | 1 | 0 | 69.5K | Oct 1996 – Nov 2014 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,445 · prior 12 1,448(0%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Amerada Hess CorporationJan 1993 → Jun 1996
- 2Collins & Ware, Inc.Jul 1996 → Jun 1999
- 3Permian Resources, Inc.Jul 1999 → Apr 2004
- 4Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Jul 2004 → Sep 2012
- 5Shell Western E&POct 2012 → Feb 2014
- 6Stout Energy Inc.Jul 2015 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 450248-99 | Recompletion | Collins & Ware, Inc. | Jul 11, 1996 | Jul 16, 1996 | Aug 17, 1996 | 3,164 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 1996 | Walton J. B. G-10-160923 | Kermit (Yates) | Shell Western E&P | Plugged | — |
| Mar 27, 1936 | Walton J. B. O-10-3174 | Kermit | Stout Energy Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,843 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 2,420 | 423 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,420 | 2,564 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 554 | 13.75 | 200 S |
| 10.75 | 554 | — | — |
| 7 | 2,740 | 8.75 | 250 S |
| 7 | 2,740 | — | — |
| 2.875 | 3,076 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 3,164 | — | — |
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 | Jan 29, 1997 | Nov 14, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 3, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 19, 1963 | — |
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 42-495-00066 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-495-00066 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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