WELL · 42-183-30920 · DISTRICT 6
Elder #3
Gregg County · R.C.R. (Pettit -A-) field · Vertical
Elder #3 (API 42-183-30920) is a plugged well in Gregg County, plugged April 12, 2024, last operated by Rusk CO. Well Service CO. Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 18, 1992, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by R & C Petroleum, Inc. and has since transferred to Rusk CO. Well Service CO. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Woodbine, 1st Anhydrite, BMA, Rodessa.
Its lease has reported 53.2K barrels of oil and 50 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Rusk Co. Well Service Co. Inc.
Permitted by R & C Petroleum, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Kilgore, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 1 permits on file · (903) 808-8612
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Rusk Co. Well Service Co. Inc. |
| Production reports | Rusk Co. Well Service Co., Inc.through Jan 2025 |
| Latest permit | R & C Petroleum, Inc.Mar 18, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 18, 1992
- last permit issued
- Apr 24, 1992
- completed
- 53.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 50
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 24, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 12, 2024
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elder O-6-12894 | R.C.R. (Pettit -A-) | Rusk Co. Well Service Co., Inc. | 3 | 53.2K | 50 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 15(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1R & C Petroleum, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jan 1996
- 2H & S Production, Inc.Feb 1996 → Aug 1996
- 3Tate, Larry V. Operating, Inc.Sep 1996 → Jul 1997
- 4Rusk Co. Well Service Co., Inc.Aug 1997 → Jan 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 397610-99 | Drill | R & C Petroleum, Inc. | Mar 18, 1992 | Mar 18, 1992 | Mar 30, 1992 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-6-12894 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 326 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Woodbine | 3,500 | -3,174 |
| 1ST Anhydrite | 6,200 | -5,874 |
| BMA | 6,720 | -6,394 |
| Rodessa | 6,880 | -6,554 |
| Pettit | 7,380 | -7,054 |
| Travis Peak | 7,600 | -7,274 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,382 | 7,392 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,073 | 12 | 326 S |
| 9.625 | 1,073 | 12.25 | 326 S |
| 4.5 | 7,680 | 7.875 | 700 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 20, 1992 | Jun 29, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 9, 1992 | May 1, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 30, 1992 | — | — |
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 42-183-30920 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-183-30920 → 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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