WELL · 42-497-35491 · DISTRICT 9
Sauder Lee #3
Wise County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Horizontal
Sauder Lee #3 (API 42-497-35491) is a plugged horizontal well in Wise County, plugged October 26, 2007, last operated by Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 29, 2003, permitted to 8,300 ft.
It was permitted by Winchester Production Company and has since transferred to Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Caddo, Marble Falls, Barnett, Viola.
Operator of record
Permitted by Winchester Production Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Denver, CO
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 19, 2019
- Permits on file
- 3,078
- Phone
- (303) 623-2300
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc. |
| Production reports | Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.through May 2007 |
| Latest permit | Winchester Production CompanyDec 29, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 29, 2003
- last permit issued
- Apr 15, 2004
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 58.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2004 THROUGH Jun 2009
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 15, 2004
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 26, 2007
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sauder, Lee G-13-202550 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc. | 1 | 0 | 58.8K | Apr 2004 – Jun 2009 |
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.
- 1Winchester Production CompanyJul 2004 → Dec 2004
- 2Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Jan 2005 → May 2007
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 540145-99 | Drill | Winchester Production Company | Dec 29, 2003 | Dec 29, 2003 | Jan 20, 2004 | 8,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-202550 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 813 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| CaddoCADDO LIME | 5,430 | -4,617 |
| Marble Falls | 7,100 | -6,287 |
| BarnettUPPER BARNETT SHALE | 7,270 | -6,457 |
| BarnettLOWER BARNETT SHALE | 7,700 | -6,887 |
| Viola | 8,100 | -7,287 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,875 | 7,877 | Perforated |
| 8,275 | 8,278 | Perforated |
| 8,700 | 8,705 | Perforated |
| 9,200 | 9,206 | Perforated |
| 9,700 | 9,708 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 643 | 14.75 | 425 S |
| 7.625 | 7,450 | 9.875 | 250 S |
| 4.5 | 9,854 | 6.5 | 915 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 | Mar 17, 2005 | Dec 6, 2004 | — |
| 00 | Nov 4, 2004 | Jul 19, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 4, 2004 | — | — |
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 42-497-35491 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-35491 → 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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