WELL · 42-503-35181 · DISTRICT 9
Hamilton A #3
Young County · Young County Regular field · Vertical
Hamilton A #3 (API 42-503-35181) is a plugged well in Young County, plugged December 31, 1993, last operated by Richards Tot Oil CO..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1981 and 1988, permitted to 4,400 ft.
It was permitted by Pyramid Energy, Inc. and has since transferred to Richards Tot Oil CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Strawn, Smithwick, Mclester.
Its lease has reported 25 barrels of oil and 2 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in May 1994. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Pyramid Energy, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Abilene, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2025 · 135 permits on file · (817) 338-0724
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Richards Tot Oil Co. |
| Production reports | Richards, Tot Oil Co.through Feb 1993 |
| Latest permit | Pyramid Energy, Inc.Oct 6, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,400
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 6, 1988
- last permit issued
- Aug 20, 1981
- completed
- 25
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 1994
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 20, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 31, 1993
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton "A" O-13-21268 | Young County Regular | Richards, Tot Oil Co. | 3 | 25 | 2 | Jan 1993 – May 1994 |
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.
- 1Richards, Tot Oil Co.Jan 1993 → Feb 1993
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 351933-99 | Recompletion | Pyramid Energy, Inc. | Oct 5, 1988 | Oct 6, 1988 | — | 4,400 |
| 128467-99 | Drill | Scandrill Co. | Aug 4, 1981 | Aug 4, 1981 | — | 4,330 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-21268 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,142 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,202 | 4,210 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 115 | 12.25 | 115 S |
| 8.625 | 115 | 14.25 | 115 S |
| 2.375 | 4,229 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 4,330 | 7.875 | 100 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 | Oct 8, 1990 | May 4, 1990 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 21, 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 42-503-35181 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-503-35181 → 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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