WELL · 42-497-31733 · DISTRICT 9
Ford F. B. #3
Wise County · Chico West (Conglomerate 5700) field · Vertical
Ford F. B. #3 (API 42-497-31733) is a well in Wise County operated by Originala Petroleum Corp., completed February 25, 1981.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 17, 1980, permitted to 6,050 ft.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Fort Worth, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 29, 1984
- Permits on file
- 54
- Phone
- (817) 335-8128
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Originala Petroleum Corp. |
| Production reports | Texxol Operating Company, Inc.through Mar 2022 |
| Latest permit | Originala Petroleum Corp.Jan 17, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,050
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 17, 1980
- last permit issued
- Feb 25, 1981
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 135K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 25, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ford, F. B. G-13-107845 | Chico, West (Conglomerate 5700) | Texxol Operating Company, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 135K | 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.
- 1Robinson Oil & Gas, Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 2002
- 2Richey, Ray Management Co., Inc.Apr 2002 → Jul 2013
- 3Texxol Operating Company, Inc.Aug 2013 → Mar 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69981-99 | Drill | Originala Petroleum Corp. | Jan 17, 1980 | Jan 17, 1980 | Dec 12, 1980 | 6,050 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-107845 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,810 | 5,817 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 250 | 12.25 | 200 S |
| 2.375 | 5,777 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 5,976 | 7.875 | 600 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 12, 1984 | Nov 4, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 2, 1981 | — |
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 42-497-31733 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-31733 → 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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