WELL · 42-363-32775 · DISTRICT 7
Ross #3
Palo Pinto County · Ross (Marble Falls Lower) field · Vertical
Ross #3 (API 42-363-32775) is a plugged well in Palo Pinto County, plugged February 16, 2023, last operated by Red Top Oil Incorporated.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1981 and 1985, permitted to 4,000 ft.
It was permitted by Red Top Oil Company and has since transferred to Red Top Oil Incorporated on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Caddo, Lake Sand.
Its 2 leases have reported 3.81K barrels of oil and 41.3K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Red Top Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Kerrville, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 15, 1983 · 13 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Red Top Oil Incorporated |
| Production reports | Hunter Energy, Inc.through Jan 2000 |
| Latest permit | Red Top Oil CompanyJun 18, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 18, 1985
- last permit issued
- Jul 3, 1982
- completed
- 3.81K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 41.3K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 3, 1982
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 16, 2023
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross O-8-21616 | Johnston Gap (Marble Falls) | Hunter Energy, Inc. | 2 | 2.77K | 29.8K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Ross "A" O-8-22676 | Johnston Gap (Marble Falls) | Hunter Energy, Inc. | 1 | 1.04K | 11.6K | Jan 1993 – Oct 1994 |
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.
- 1Red Top Energy, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jul 1993
- 2Hunter Energy, Inc.Aug 1993 → Jan 2000
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 277948-99 | Recompletion | Red Top Oil Company | Jun 10, 1985 | Jun 18, 1985 | — | 3,840 |
| 137644-99 | Drill | Red Top Oil Company | Jul 19, 1984 | Oct 20, 1981 | Oct 23, 1981 | 4,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-21616 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-22676 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,194 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| CaddoCADDO LIMESTONE | 3,472 | -2,278 |
| Lake Sand | 3,706 | -2,512 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,762 | 3,770 | Perforated |
| 3,940 | 3,945 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 200 | 11.25 | 150 S |
| 8.625 | 200 | 11.5 | 150 S |
| 2.375 | 3,880 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 4,004 | 7.875 | 225 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 17, 1994 | Jul 8, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Aug 19, 1985 | Jul 8, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jul 12, 1985 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 16, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 4, 1982 | — |
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 42-363-32775 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-363-32775 → 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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