WELL · 42-161-31293 · DISTRICT 5
Middleton Ruby Gas Unit O/A #3
Freestone County · Reed (Travis Peak) field · Vertical
Middleton Ruby Gas Unit O/A #3 (API 42-161-31293) is a well in Freestone County operated by Xto Energy Inc., completed March 4, 1999.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1994 and 2018, permitted to 12,300 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Tma, Rodessa, Pettit, Travis Peak.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Spring, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 16,153 permits on file · (832) 625-1100
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | XTO Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | XTO Energy Inc.through Jul 2020 |
| Latest permit | XTO Energy Inc.Aug 30, 2018 |
- 12,300
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Aug 30, 2018
- last permit issued
- Mar 4, 1999
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.1M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 4, 1999
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Surface location
31.687230, -96.208084
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Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Freestone County.
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruby Middleton Gas Unit G-5-285676 | Teague (Rodessa) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 50.4K | Nov 2018 – Jul 2026 |
| Middleton, Ruby Gas Unit O/A G-5-158196 | Reed (Travis Peak) | XTO Energy Inc. | 1 | 0 | 1.05M | Mar 1996 – Nov 2018 |
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.
- 1Sonat Exploration Company -TylerMar 1996 → Dec 1999
- 2EL Paso Production CompanyJan 2000 → Mar 2002
- 3Hunt Petroleum CorporationApr 2002 → Nov 2008
- 4XTO Energy Inc.Dec 2008 → Jul 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 844148-99 | Recompletion | XTO Energy Inc. | Aug 29, 2018 | Aug 30, 2018 | Oct 19, 2018 | 12,300 |
| 430733-98 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Dec 5, 1995 | Dec 7, 1994 | Jan 23, 1996 | 12,300 |
| 430733-99 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Dec 7, 1994 | Dec 7, 1994 | — | 12,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-158196 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-5-285676 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 465 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Tma | 7,108 | -6,643 |
| Rodessa | 7,243 | -6,778 |
| Pettit | 7,777 | -7,312 |
| Travis Peak | 7,977 | -7,512 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,253 | 7,358 | Perforated |
| 8,243 | 8,247 | Perforated |
| 8,243 | 8,279 | Perforated |
| 8,275 | 8,279 | Perforated |
| 8,354 | 8,648 | Perforated |
| 9,562 | 9,569 | Perforated |
| 9,591 | 9,596 | Perforated |
| 9,634 | 9,638 | Perforated |
| 9,667 | 9,673 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,015 | 12.25 | 704 S |
| 4.5 | 9,900 | 7.875 | 891 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 | Feb 5, 2019 | Jan 31, 2019 | — |
| 00 | May 11, 1999 | Apr 2, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Nov 15, 1996 | Oct 9, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Jun 12, 1996 | Mar 26, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | May 31, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-161-31293 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-161-31293 → 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.
Nearby wells and their tops
NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM
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This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.
Ruby Middleton GU42-161-31443
0.6 KM · Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler · Section with this well →
| Rodessa | 7,100 | -6,662 |
| Pettit | 7,754 | -7,316 |
| Travis Peak | 8,090 | -7,652 |
| Ravis Peak | 8,090 | -7,652 |
| Cotton Valley | 9,900 | -9,462 |
| Cotton Valley | 9,900 | -9,462 |
| Cotton Valley | 9,900 | -9,462 |
| Cotton Valley | 11,100 | -10,662 |
Northen Gas Unit42-161-31447
1.1 KM · XTO Energy Inc. · Section with this well →
| Pettit | 7,720 | -7,291 |
| Pettit | 7,720 | -7,291 |
| Travis Peak | 7,920 | -7,491 |
| Cotton Valley | 9,900 | -9,471 |
| Cotton Valley | 9,900 | -9,471 |
| CVS | 9,900 | -9,471 |
Northen Gas Unit42-161-34063
1.3 KM · Hunt Petroleum Corporation · Section with this well →
| Bossier | 10,982 | -10,510 |
| Bossier | 11,355 | -10,883 |
| CV Lime | 11,909 | -11,437 |
Northen Gas Unit42-161-31353
1.4 KM · Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler · Section with this well →
| Glen Rose | 5,950 | -5,536 |
| BMA | 7,060 | -6,646 |
| Rodessa | 7,143 | -6,729 |
| Pettit | 7,718 | -7,304 |
| Travis Peak | 7,919 | -7,505 |
Northen Gas Unit42-161-31342
1.5 KM · Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler · Section with this well →
| Rodessa | 7,175 | -6,725 |
| Pettit | 7,745 | -7,295 |
| Travis Peak | 7,945 | -7,495 |
Northern Gas Unit42-161-33221
1.7 KM · Hunt Petroleum Corporation · Section with this well →
| Pettit | 7,804 | -7,320 |
| Travis Peak | 8,011 | -7,527 |
| C.V. Marker | 9,980 | -9,496 |
| Haynesville | 11,915 | -11,431 |
Sneed Gas Unit42-161-31448
1.9 KM · Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler · Section with this well →
| Rodessa | 7,171 | -6,741 |
| Pettit | 7,760 | -7,330 |
| Travis Peak | 7,955 | -7,525 |
| Cotton Valley | 9,572 | -9,142 |
| Bossier | 11,100 | -10,670 |
| Bossier | 11,100 | -10,670 |
| Bossier | 11,100 | -10,670 |
Williford, C. N.42-161-31985
2.3 KM · Hilcorp Energy Company · Section with this well →
| T/Glen Rose | 6,020 | -5,553 |
| T/Pettit | 7,775 | -7,308 |
| T/Travis Peak | 8,025 | -7,558 |
| Cotton Valley | 9,905 | -9,438 |
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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