WELL · 42-363-34796 · DISTRICT 7
Sanders 5-44 #3
Palo Pinto County · Palo Pinto Co. Reg. (Gas) field · Producing · Vertical
Sanders 5-44 #3 (API 42-363-34796) is a well in Palo Pinto County operated by Tracer Operating Inc., completed June 17, 1999 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 21, 1998, permitted to 4,500 ft.
It was permitted by Eratz Investments Inc. and has since transferred to Tracer Operating Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Strawn, Big Saline, Ben Conglomerate, Marble Falls.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Eratz Investments Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Graham, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 8, 2025
- Permits on file
- 81
- Phone
- (940) 549-4683
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Tracer Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | Tracer Operating, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Eratz Investments Inc.Sep 21, 1998 |
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
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 21, 1998
- last permit issued
- Jun 17, 1999
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 68.5K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 1999 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 17, 1999
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanders 5-44 G-8-175138 | Palo Pinto Co. Reg. (Gas) | Tracer Operating, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 68.5K | Jun 1999 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 12 · prior 12 12(+0%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Eratz Investments Inc.Jul 1999 → Apr 2001
- 2Arnot, W. G., Jr.Dec 2002 → Sep 2013
- 3Arnot Oil Company, LLCOct 2013 → Feb 2017
- 4Tracer Operating, Inc.Mar 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 479606-99 | Drill | Eratz Investments Inc. | Sep 21, 1998 | Sep 21, 1998 | May 7, 1999 | 4,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-175138 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,214 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Strawn | 1,200 | 14 |
| Big Saline | 3,424 | -2,210 |
| Ben Conglomerate | 3,730 | -2,516 |
| Marble Falls | 3,993 | -2,779 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,873 | 3,876 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 212 | 12.25 | 140 S |
| 4.5 | 4,049 | 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 | Jan 25, 2000 | Nov 1, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 27, 1999 | — | — |
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 42-363-34796 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-363-34796 → 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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