WELL · 42-503-40884 · DISTRICT 9
Steele #A 3
Young County · Young County Regular field · Vertical
Steele #A 3 (API 42-503-40884) is a plugged well in Young County, plugged May 21, 2025, last operated by Kramer Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued February 9, 1998, permitted to 3,300 ft.
It was permitted by Karper Company, The and has since transferred to Kramer Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Palo Pinto, Capps Line.
Its lease has reported 4.36K barrels of oil and 98 mcf of gas since May 1998, last reporting in June 2025.
Operator of record
Permitted by Karper Company, The; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Graham, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 4, 2026 · 6 permits on file · (940) 521-7145
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Kramer Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Kramer Operating, LLCthrough Jun 2017 |
| Latest permit | Karper Company, TheFeb 9, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,300
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 9, 1998
- last permit issued
- May 6, 1998
- completed
- 4.36K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 98
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1998 THROUGH Jun 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 6, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 21, 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steele O-13-29552 | Young County Regular | Kramer Operating, LLC | 1 | 4.36K | 98 | May 1998 – Jun 2025 |
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.
- 1Karper Company, TheMay 1998 → Feb 2003
- 2Karper Oil & Gas CorporationMar 2003 → Apr 2016
- 3Kramer Operating, LLCMay 2016 → Jun 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 472985-98 | Drill | Karper Company, The | Aug 3, 1998 | Feb 9, 1998 | Apr 21, 1998 | 3,300 |
| 472985-99 | Drill | Karper Company, The | Feb 5, 1998 | Feb 9, 1998 | — | 3,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-29552 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,255 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Palo PintoPALO PINTO LINE | 1,096 | 159 |
| Capps Line | 1,636 | -381 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,020 | 3,028 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 258 | 10.75 | 150 S |
| 4.5 | 3,060 | 7.875 | 125 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 1, 1998 | Jun 15, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 9, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-503-40884 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-503-40884 → 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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