TEXAS · WELLS · WISE COUNTY · ABEL-EARLY LEASE · API 42-497-34036 · DISTRICT 7C
Abel-Early #3
Wise County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Producing · Vertical
Abel-Early #3 (API 42-497-34036) is a well in Wise County operated by Lakota Energy Ltd., completed January 3, 1997 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 6, 1996, permitted to 7,250 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Boyd North, Barnett.
Its lease has reported 291 barrels of oil and 1.48M mcf of gas since January 1997, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Paradise, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- May 15, 2026
- Permits on file
- 105
- Phone
- (940) 969-3255
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Lakota Energy Ltd. |
| Production reports | Lakota Energy, Ltd.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Lakota Energy, Ltd.Feb 6, 1996 |
- 7,250
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 6, 1996
- last permit issued
- Jan 3, 1997
- completed
- 291
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.48M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1997 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 3, 1997
- 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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abel-Early G-13-161119 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Lakota Energy, Ltd. | 1 | 291 | 1.48M | Jan 1997 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 18,787 · prior 12 20,844(-10%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Lakota Energy, Ltd.Jan 1997 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 442859-99 | Drill | Lakota Energy, Ltd. | Dec 15, 1995 | Feb 6, 1996 | Aug 22, 1996 | 7,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 1997 | Abel-Early G-13-161119 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | Lakota Energy Ltd. | Producing | 7,250 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 683 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Boyd North | 4,130 | -3,447 |
| Barnett | 6,850 | -6,167 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,866 | 7,017 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 552 | 12.25 | 345 S |
| 4.5 | 7,237 | 7.875 | 550 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jan 30, 1997 | Jan 6, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 28, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-497-34036 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-34036 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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