WELL · 42-169-32268 · DISTRICT 8
Slaughter #3
Garza County · Happy (Ellenburger) field · Vertical
Slaughter #3 (API 42-169-32268) is a plugged well in Garza County, plugged April 19, 1990, last operated by Cml Exploration LLC.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1984 and 1990, permitted to 8,400 ft.
It was permitted by Patterson Petroleum, Inc. and has since transferred to Cml Exploration LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Spraberry, Strawn, Mississippian, Ellenburger.
Its lease has reported 1.21K barrels of oil and 513 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in June 2015. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Patterson Petroleum, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Austin, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 514 permits on file · (800) 460-6313
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | CML Exploration LLC |
| Production reports | Patterson Petroleum, Inc.through Oct 1998 |
| Latest permit | Patterson Petroleum, Inc.Feb 23, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,400
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 23, 1990
- last permit issued
- Apr 22, 1984
- completed
- 1.21K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 513
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2015
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 22, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 19, 1990
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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slaughter O-11-64283 | Happy (Ellenburger) | CML Exploration, LLC | 4 | 1.21K | 513 | Jan 1993 – Jun 2015 |
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.
- 1Patterson Petroleum, Inc.Feb 1993 → Aug 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 370010-99 | Recompletion | Patterson Petroleum, Inc. | Feb 20, 1990 | Feb 23, 1990 | — | 8,303 |
| 231009-99 | Drill | Bradcorp Inc. | Feb 23, 1984 | Feb 29, 1984 | Mar 26, 1984 | 8,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-64283 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,408 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Spraberry | 5,450 | -3,042 |
| Strawn | 7,790 | -5,382 |
| Mississippian | 8,121 | -5,713 |
| Ellenburger | 8,280 | -5,872 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,290 | 8,303 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 183 | 13.875 | 160 S |
| 8.625 | 2,643 | 11 | 350 S |
| 5.5 | 8,290 | 7.875 | 1,150 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 | May 25, 1984 | May 7, 1984 | — |
| 00 | May 22, 1984 | May 7, 1984 | — |
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 42-169-32268 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-169-32268 → 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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