WELL · 42-327-31052 · DISTRICT 7
Russell #3
Menard County · P-C (Strawn) field · Vertical
Russell #3 (API 42-327-31052) is a well in Menard County operated by Sawyer Oil & Gas LLC, completed May 18, 2009.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2009 and 2010, permitted to 4,500 ft.
It was permitted by Paint Rock Operating, LLC and has since transferred to Sawyer Oil & Gas LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Palo Pinto, Crosscut Sand, Capps Lime, Goen 'A' Lime.
Its 2 leases have reported 211K barrels of oil since May 2009, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 16 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit, with 118K barrels injected in the 12 months reported through April 2025.
Operator of record
Permitted by Paint Rock Operating, LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Kilgore, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · (714) 936-5700
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sawyer Oil & Gas LLC |
| Production reports | Sawyer Oil & Gas LLCthrough Feb 2026 |
| Latest permit | Paint Rock Operating, LLCDec 1, 2010 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 1, 2010
- last permit issued
- May 18, 2009
- completed
- 211K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2009 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 18, 2009
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 16 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell O-9-16986 | P-C (Strawn) | Sawyer Oil & Gas LLC | 6 | 44.3K | 0 | May 2009 – Jul 2026 |
| Russell O-9-17241 | Danny Mae (Lower Cisco "A") | Sawyer Oil & Gas LLC | 10 | 167K | 0 | Jun 2010 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 810 · prior 12 1,357(-40%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Paint Rock Operating, LLCOct 2009 → Apr 2016
- 2Enexco, Inc.May 2016 → Aug 2016
- 3Delfin Operating, LLCSep 2016 → Feb 2022
- 4Harvest Petroleum Inc.Mar 2022 → Nov 2025
- 5Sawyer Oil & Gas LLCFeb 2026 → Feb 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 705580-99 | Recompletion | Paint Rock Operating, LLC | Nov 17, 2010 | Dec 1, 2010 | Feb 10, 2013 | 2,530 |
| 680168-99 | Drill | Paint Rock Operating, LLC | Apr 6, 2009 | Apr 8, 2009 | Apr 20, 2009 | 4,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-16986 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-9-17241 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,181 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Palo PintoPALO PINTO LIME | 3,168 | -987 |
| Crosscut Sand | 3,284 | -1,103 |
| Capps Lime | 3,674 | -1,493 |
| Goen 'a' Lime | 3,758 | -1,577 |
| Goen 'C' Lime | 3,830 | -1,649 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,418 | 2,438 | Perforated |
| 3,830 | 3,842 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 444 | 11 | 275 S |
| 4.5 | 3,830 | 7.875 | 130 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 | Nov 5, 2013 | Jul 10, 2013 | — |
| 00 | Jan 7, 2010 | Oct 20, 2009 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 30, 2009 | — | — |
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 42-327-31052 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-327-31052 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 118K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 1.49M
- bbl, all reported
- Apr 2025
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000102498 | H-1 Injection | Active | 1,000 | 1,200 | 2,418–2,438 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 118,381 · prior 12 267,452(-56%)
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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