WELL · 42-249-32472 · DISTRICT 4

Russell #8

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Jim Wells County · Falfurrias (Frio 7640) field · Producing  · Vertical

Russell #8 (API 42-249-32472) is a well in Jim Wells County operated by Paladin Petroleum Iii L.L.C., completed June 20, 2005 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.

The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits (amended once) between 2005 and 2026, permitted to 10,900 ft.

Completion filings report one formation top, including Vicksburg.

No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.

Operator of record

Paladin Petroleum III L.L.C.

Based in
Austin, TX
P-5 status
Active – Extension (X)
P-5 last filed
Jul 20, 2026
Permits on file
42
Phone
(512) 327-6122

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore schedulePaladin Petroleum III L.L.C.
Production reportsPaladin Petroleum III, L.L.C.through Apr 2026
Latest permitPaladin Petroleum III, L.L.C.Aug 10, 2026
10,900
total depth, ft
4
permits on file
Aug 10, 2026
last permit issued
Jun 20, 2005
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
289K
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2005 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
ON SCHEDULE
Completed
Jun 20, 2005
Shut in
—
Plugged
—

Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent (D)

Surface location

27.275302, -98.073905

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Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Jim Wells County.

Lease production

PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026

Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Russell G-4-209933Falfurrias (9200 Vicksburg)Paladin Petroleum III, L.L.C.100Apr 2005 – Jul 2026
Russell G-4-210544Falfurrias (Frio 7640)Paladin Petroleum III, L.L.C.10289KJun 2005 – Jul 2026

Gas, mcf lease total

Last 12 months 1,772 · prior 12 1,636(+8%)

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Chain of custody

Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.

  1. 1Ruwco Oil and Gas Corp.Jun 2005 → Oct 2005
  2. 2Paladin Petroleum III, L.L.C.Feb 2006 → Apr 2026

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
917691-99RecompletionPaladin Petroleum III, L.L.C.Aug 6, 2026Aug 10, 2026—10,500
602298-99RecompletionRuwco Oil and Gas Corp.Jun 20, 2005Jun 20, 2005Jun 20, 200510,900
556491-98DrillRuwco Oil and Gas Corp.Feb 23, 2005Jan 20, 2005Jan 31, 200510,900
556491-99DrillRuwco Oil and Gas Corp.Jan 20, 2005Jan 20, 2005—9,800

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— G-4-209933————
—— G-4-210544————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 111 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Vicksburg8,645-8,534

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
7,5247,540Perforated
8,6608,688Perforated
8,9418,948Perforated
9,8309,846Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
10.753,02514.751,215 S
7.6258,1208.75495 S
4.510,4506.5685 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Nov 3, 2005Jun 30, 2005Yes
00Oct 11, 2005May 26, 2005Yes
00Sep 12, 2005——
00Aug 10, 2005——

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.

Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.

Nearby wells and their tops

NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM

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This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbors, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.

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Russell42-249-32677

1.3 KM · Paladin Petroleum III, L.L.C. · Section with this well →

Frio6,900-6,795
Vicksburg8,255-8,150
Vicksburg8,360-8,255
Jackson—
Catahoula—
Catahoula—
Yegua—
Miocene (undifferentiated)—

Sullivan42-047-32230

4.0 KM · Erskine Energy, LLC · Section with this well →

Frio9,032-8,937
Vicksburg10,207-10,112
Vicksburg10,431-10,336
Vicksburg10,667-10,572
Vicksburg10,779-10,684

Sullivan42-047-32328

4.3 KM · Erskine Energy, LLC · Section with this well →

7650' Sand7,641-7,515
8000' Sand8,076-7,950
9700' VX Sand9,688-9,562
9700 VX Sand9,688-9,562

Blucher, C.F.H.B42-249-30541

5.2 KM · Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. · Section with this well →

Myrick7,790-7,676

Rupp42-047-32052

5.9 KM · United Oil & Minerals L. P. · Section with this well →

Frio8,750-8,651
Vicksburg10,418-10,319
Vicksburg10,760-10,661

Garcia-Benavides Gas Unit 242-047-31667

6.3 KM · Westport Oil and Gas Company, LP · Section with this well →

Frio4,000-3,902
Vicksburg9,000-8,902

Klumpp-Barrera42-047-32456

6.4 KM · Five-Jab, Inc. · Section with this well →

Falfurrias6,970-6,825
Atlee B7,494-7,349
Atlee -B- Zone7,494-7,349
McGehee -A-8,169-8,024
Loman9,200-9,055
Loma Blanca9,200-9,055

Rupp Deep 'D'42-047-32080

6.4 KM · Maguire Oil Company · Section with this well →

Tex W Sand7,995-7,894
Ann Mag Fault10,490-10,389
VX710,560-10,459
VX 7 Sand10,560-10,459
VX 7 Sands10,560-10,459
VX 8 Sand10,650-10,549
VX810,650-10,549
VX1010,920-10,819

12 TOPS · FIRST 8

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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