WELL · 42-495-32979 · DISTRICT 8
Espada #3
Winkler County · Arbol de Nada (Devonian) field · Producing · Horizontal
Espada #3 (API 42-495-32979) is a horizontal well in Winkler County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed March 8, 2006 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits in 2005, permitted to 8,450 ft.
It was permitted by Oxy USA Wtp LP and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Clear Flri, Wichita-Albany, Devonian.
Its lease has reported 248K barrels of oil and 1.4M mcf of gas since September 2004, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by OXY USA WTP LP; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 27, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,454
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | OXY USA WTP LPthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | OXY USA WTP LPDec 14, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,450
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 14, 2005
- last permit issued
- Mar 8, 2006
- completed
- 248K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.4M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2004 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 8, 2006
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Espada O-10-37394 | Arbol de Nada (Devonian) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 3 | 248K | 1.4M | Sep 2004 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 32,664 · prior 12 29,698(+10%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 2,360 · prior 12 3,008(-22%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1OXY USA WTP LPSep 2004 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 610835-99 | Recompletion | OXY USA WTP LP | Dec 9, 2005 | Dec 14, 2005 | Feb 15, 2006 | 9,000 |
| 558357-99 | Drill | OXY USA WTP LP | Mar 1, 2005 | Mar 1, 2005 | Apr 16, 2005 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 2006 | Espada O-10-37394 | Arbol de Nada (Devonian) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Producing | 8,450 |
| Mar 8, 2006 | Espada O-10-37394 | Arbol de Nada (Devonian) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Producing | 8,450 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,355 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Clear Flri | 6,333 | -2,978 |
| Wichita-AlbanyWICHITA ALBANY | 6,898 | -3,543 |
| Devonian | 8,196 | -4,841 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,210 | 8,340 | Perforated |
| — | 9,592 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 353 | 17.5 | 350 S |
| 8.625 | 3,820 | 11 | 1,200 S |
| 5.5 | 8,450 | 7.875 | 1,550 S |
| 5.5 | — | 7.875 | 800 S |
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 22, 2008 | Oct 15, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | May 18, 2006 | Jan 17, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 3, 2006 | — | — |
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 42-495-32979 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-495-32979 → 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.
New to these records? How to read a well page · API numbers · completion reports and tops · why production is by lease
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/wells/49532979, documented in the API reference.