WELL · 42-199-32217 · DISTRICT 3
Ransom #3
Hardin County · Sour Lake field · Vertical
Ransom #3 (API 42-199-32217) is a plugged well in Hardin County, plugged May 22, 2014, last operated by S & S Operating Company Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 9, 1984, permitted to 5,700 ft.
It was permitted by E-Tex Oil CO. and has since transferred to S & S Operating Company Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 222 barrels of oil since January 1993, last reporting in July 2015. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by E-Tex Oil Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Winnie, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · 20 permits on file · (409) 781-3057
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | S & S Operating Company Inc. |
| Production reports | S & S Operating Company, Inc.through Jun 2011 |
| Latest permit | E-Tex Oil Co.Nov 9, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 9, 1984
- last permit issued
- Dec 12, 1984
- completed
- 222
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2015
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 12, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 22, 2014
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ransom O-3-3922 | Sour Lake | S & S Operating Company, Inc. | 2 | 222 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jul 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.
- 1S & S Operating Company, Inc.Feb 2009 → Jun 2011
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 257292-99 | Drill | E-Tex Oil Co. | Nov 9, 1984 | Nov 9, 1984 | — | 5,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-3922 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,829 | 4,834 | Perforated |
| 4,852 | 4,858 | Perforated |
| 4,869 | 4,878 | Perforated |
| 5,064 | 5,069 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 300 | 12.25 | 135 S |
| 5.5 | 5,069 | 7.875 | 630 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 | Jan 28, 1985 | Jan 14, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jan 23, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-199-32217 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-199-32217 → 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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