WELL · 42-227-34241 · DISTRICT 8
Read Willard R. #3
Howard County · Iatan North field · Shut IN · Vertical
Read Willard R. #3 (API 42-227-34241) is a well in Howard County operated by Royalty Resources L.L.C., completed April 26, 1988 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 31, 1987, permitted to 3,003 ft.
It was permitted by Ray, D. L. Inc. and has since transferred to Royalty Resources L.L.C. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Yates, Seven Rivers, Queen, Grayburg.
Its lease has reported 20.8K barrels of oil and 30 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 7 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Ray, D. L. Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 1 permits on file · (432) 349-4220
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Royalty Resources L.L.C. |
| Production reports | Royalty Resources, L.L.C.through May 2017 |
| Latest permit | Ray, D. L. Inc.Dec 31, 1987 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,003
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 31, 1987
- last permit issued
- Apr 26, 1988
- completed
- 20.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 30
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 26, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent
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 7 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read, Willard R. O-10-2933 | Iatan, North | Royalty Resources, L.L.C. | 7 | 20.8K | 30 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1CNG Producing CompanyJan 1993 → Jun 1995
- 2Patriot Services, Inc.Jul 1995 → Sep 2000
- 3SDG Resources L.P.Oct 2000 → May 2006
- 4Torch Energy Services, Inc.Jun 2006 → Dec 2008
- 5Resaca Operating CompanyJan 2009 → Sep 2013
- 6Royalty Resources, L.L.C.Oct 2013 → May 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 340820-99 | Drill | Ray, D. L. Inc. | Dec 30, 1987 | Dec 31, 1987 | — | 3,003 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-2933 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,288 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 1,140 | 1,148 |
| Seven Rivers | 1,234 | 1,054 |
| QueenQUEEN SAND | 1,465 | 823 |
| Grayburg | 1,743 | 545 |
| San Andres | 2,012 | 276 |
| Glorieta | 2,528 | -240 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 2,865 | -577 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,790 | 2,913 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 112 | 12.25 | 60 S |
| 5.5 | 3,003 | 8.75 | 550 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 | Aug 24, 1988 | Aug 2, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 12, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-227-34241 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-34241 → 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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