WELL · 42-249-32677 · DISTRICT 4
Russell #8S
Jim Wells County · Falfurrias (Frio 7250) field · Producing · Vertical
Russell #8S (API 42-249-32677) is a well in Jim Wells County operated by Paladin Petroleum Iii L.L.C., completed May 1, 2025 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued April 3, 2024, permitted to 10,000 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Frio, Vicksburg, Catahoula, Jackson.
Its lease has reported 375 barrels of oil since May 2025, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
- 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 schedule | Paladin Petroleum III L.L.C. |
| Production reports | Paladin Petroleum III, L.L.C.through Nov 2025 |
| Latest permit | Paladin Petroleum III, L.L.C.Apr 3, 2024 |
- 10,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 3, 2024
- last permit issued
- May 1, 2025
- completed
- 375
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2025 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 1, 2025
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent (D)
Surface location
27.263959, -98.071937
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 lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell O-4-14269 | Falfurrias (Frio 7250) | Paladin Petroleum III, L.L.C. | 1 | 375 | 0 | May 2025 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 375 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Paladin Petroleum III, L.L.C.May 2025 → Nov 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 898475-98 | Drill | Paladin Petroleum III, L.L.C. | Jun 4, 2024 | Apr 3, 2024 | Jul 13, 2024 | 10,000 |
| 898475-99 | Drill | Paladin Petroleum III, L.L.C. | Mar 28, 2024 | Apr 3, 2024 | Jul 12, 2024 | 9,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-4-14269 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 105 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,926 | 6,934 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 3,118 | 14.75 | 1,623 S |
| 7.625 | 8,080 | 9.875 | 489 S |
| 4.5 | 9,198 | 6.75 | 2,898 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 30, 2026 | Sep 3, 2025 | Yes |
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 42-249-32677 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-249-32677 → 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.
Nearby wells and their tops
NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM
Draw a cross-section
This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbors, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.
Russell42-249-32472
1.3 KM · Ruwco Oil and Gas Corp. · Section with this well →
| Vicksburg | 8,645 | -8,534 |
Sullivan42-047-32230
3.3 KM · Erskine Energy, LLC · Section with this well →
| Frio | 9,032 | -8,937 |
| Vicksburg | 10,207 | -10,112 |
| Vicksburg | 10,431 | -10,336 |
| Vicksburg | 10,667 | -10,572 |
| Vicksburg | 10,779 | -10,684 |
Sullivan42-047-32328
3.5 KM · Erskine Energy, LLC · Section with this well →
| 7650' Sand | 7,641 | -7,515 |
| 8000' Sand | 8,076 | -7,950 |
| 9700 VX Sand | 9,688 | -9,562 |
| 9700' VX Sand | 9,688 | -9,562 |
Rupp42-047-32052
4.7 KM · United Oil & Minerals L. P. · Section with this well →
| Frio | 8,750 | -8,651 |
| Vicksburg | 10,418 | -10,319 |
| Vicksburg | 10,760 | -10,661 |
Garcia-Benavides Gas Unit 242-047-31667
5.1 KM · Westport Oil and Gas Company, LP · Section with this well →
| Frio | 4,000 | -3,902 |
| Vicksburg | 9,000 | -8,902 |
Rupp Deep 'D'42-047-32080
5.2 KM · Maguire Oil Company · Section with this well →
| Tex W Sand | 7,995 | -7,894 |
| Ann Mag Fault | 10,490 | -10,389 |
| VX 7 Sands | 10,560 | -10,459 |
| VX 7 Sand | 10,560 | -10,459 |
| VX7 | 10,560 | -10,459 |
| VX8 | 10,650 | -10,549 |
| VX 8 Sand | 10,650 | -10,549 |
| VX 10 Sand | 10,920 | -10,819 |
12 TOPS · FIRST 8
Klumpp-Barrera42-047-32456
5.9 KM · Five-Jab, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Falfurrias | 6,970 | -6,825 |
| Atlee B | 7,494 | -7,349 |
| Atlee -B- Zone | 7,494 | -7,349 |
| McGehee -A- | 8,169 | -8,024 |
| Loman | 9,200 | -9,055 |
| Loma Blanca | 9,200 | -9,055 |
Murphy-Kruse GU42-047-32489
6.1 KM · EOG Resources, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Falfurrias B | 6,990 | -6,874 |
| Atlee B | 7,400 | -7,284 |
| Catahoula | 7,700 | -7,584 |
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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