WELL · 42-179-31146 · DISTRICT 10
Pamela #3
Gray County · Panhandle Gray County Field field · Producing · Vertical
Pamela #3 (API 42-179-31146) is a well in Gray County operated by Ponderosa TX Operating LLC, completed June 12, 1982 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 14, 1982, permitted to 3,450 ft.
It was permitted by Rio Petroleum, Inc. and has since transferred to Ponderosa TX Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Panhandle Lime, Brown Dolomite, Arkosic, Granite Wash.
Its lease has reported 9.81K barrels of oil and 238K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Rio Petroleum, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Stinnett, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jul 1, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3
- Phone
- (212) 798-1320
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Ponderosa TX Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Ponderosa TX Operating LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Rio Petroleum, Inc.Apr 14, 1982 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,450
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 14, 1982
- last permit issued
- Jun 12, 1982
- completed
- 9.81K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 238K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 12, 1982
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent (D)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pamela O-14-4683 | Panhandle Gray County Field | Ponderosa TX Operating LLC | 4 | 9.81K | 238K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 3,553 · prior 12 2,417(+47%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 120 · prior 12 128(-6%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Rio Petroleum, Inc.Jan 1993 → Apr 1996
- 2The Operating Co.May 1996 → Sep 2007
- 3Legacy Reserves Operating LPOct 2007 → Jan 2018
- 4Ponderosa TX Operating LLCAug 2018 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 156747-99 | Drill | Rio Petroleum, Inc. | Apr 14, 1982 | Apr 14, 1982 | Apr 18, 1982 | 3,450 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-14-4683 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,021 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Panhandle Lime | 2,320 | 701 |
| Brown Dolomite | 2,570 | 451 |
| Arkosic | 2,684 | 337 |
| Granite Wash | 2,740 | 281 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,742 | 2,861 | Perforated |
| 2,872 | 3,015 | Perforated |
| 3,042 | 3,046 | Perforated |
| 3,087 | 3,236 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 492 | 12.25 | 200 S |
| 2.375 | 3,218 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 3,346 | 7.875 | 200 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 | Jul 16, 1987 | Jul 1, 1987 | — |
| 00 | Jan 29, 1986 | Aug 14, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 30, 1982 | — |
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 42-179-31146 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-179-31146 → 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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