TEXAS · WELLS · CROCKETT COUNTY · API 42-105-38855 · DISTRICT 6E
Ranch Hand 8 #3
Crockett County · World East (Strawn) field · Vertical
Ranch Hand 8 #3 (API 42-105-38855) is a plugged well in Crockett County, plugged September 14, 2015, last operated by Oxy USA Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 1, 2002, permitted to 8,500 ft.
It was permitted by Pogo Producing CO. and has since transferred to Oxy USA Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including U. Spraberry, L. Spraberry, Wolfcamp, Strawn.
Its 2 leases have reported 50.8K barrels of oil and 3.27M mcf of gas since May 2000, with no volume in the three years through April 2026. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Pogo Producing Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 26, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,316
- Phone
- (713) 215-7000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | OXY USA Inc. |
| Production reports | OXY USA Inc.through Apr 2015 |
| Latest permit | Pogo Producing Co.May 1, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 1, 2002
- last permit issued
- Feb 17, 2006
- completed
- 50.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.27M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2000 THROUGH Apr 2015
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 17, 2006
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 14, 2015
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranch Hand "8" O-9-14992 | World, East (Strawn) | OXY USA Inc. | 3 | 49.2K | 2.76M | May 2000 – Apr 2015 |
| Ranch Hand "8" G-9-214865 | World, East (Strawn) | OXY USA Inc. | 1 | 1.62K | 512K | Nov 2005 – Mar 2011 |
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.
- 1Pogo Producing CompanyMay 2000 → Jan 2008
- 2Pogo Producing Company LLCFeb 2008 → Feb 2008
- 3OXY USA Inc.Mar 2008 → Apr 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 519580-99 | Drill | Pogo Producing Co. | May 1, 2002 | May 1, 2002 | May 17, 2002 | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 2006 | Ranch Hand 8 G-9-214865 | World East (Strawn) | OXY USA Inc. | Plugged | — |
| Jun 14, 2002 | Ranch Hand 8 O-9-14992 | World East (Strawn) | OXY USA Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,819 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| U. Spraberry | 5,187 | -2,368 |
| L. Spraberry | 5,623 | -2,804 |
| Wolfcamp | 6,422 | -3,603 |
| Strawn | 8,022 | -5,203 |
| Ellenburger | 8,134 | -5,315 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,042 | 8,076 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 934 | 17.5 | 800 S |
| 8.625 | 3,300 | 11 | 1,000 S |
| 5.5 | 8,293 | 7.875 | 900 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 | Jul 24, 2006 | Mar 17, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Mar 30, 2006 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 31, 2002 | Jun 27, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 11, 2002 | — | — |
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 42-105-38855 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-105-38855 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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