WELL · 42-365-32906 · DISTRICT 6
Payne #3
Panola County · Deberry (Travis Peak) field · Vertical
Payne #3 (API 42-365-32906) is a plugged well in Panola County, plugged May 10, 2021, last operated by Rockcliff Energy Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 7, 1993, permitted to 7,000 ft.
It was permitted by Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler and has since transferred to Rockcliff Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including James Lime, Pettit, Travis Peak.
Operator of record
Rockcliff Energy Operating LLC
Permitted by Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 29, 2025
- Permits on file
- 569
- Phone
- (713) 351-0534
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Rockcliff Energy Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Rockcliff Energy Operating LLCthrough Apr 2019 |
| Latest permit | Sonat Exploration Company -TylerDec 7, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 7, 1993
- last permit issued
- Nov 16, 1997
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.84M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1994 THROUGH May 2021
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 16, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 10, 2021
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payne G-6-148397 | Deberry (Travis Peak) | Rockcliff Energy Operating LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.84M | Jan 1994 – May 2021 |
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.
- 1Sonat Exploration Company -TylerFeb 1994 → Nov 1998
- 2Williams, Clayton Energy, Inc.Dec 1998 → Sep 2001
- 3Samson Lone Star LPOct 2001 → Jun 2007
- 4Samson Lone Star, LLCJul 2007 → May 2016
- 5Rockcliff Energy Operating LLCNov 2017 → Apr 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 419093-99 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Dec 7, 1993 | Dec 7, 1993 | Dec 17, 1993 | 7,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-148397 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 238 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| James LimeJAMES | 5,420 | -5,182 |
| Pettit | 5,720 | -5,482 |
| Travis Peak | 6,065 | -5,827 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,044 | 6,054 | Perforated |
| 6,430 | 6,445 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,020 | 12.25 | 300 S |
| 4.5 | 7,000 | 7.875 | 925 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 | Feb 17, 1998 | Jan 14, 1998 | — |
| 00 | Apr 2, 1997 | Mar 17, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Mar 29, 1994 | Jan 28, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 14, 1994 | — | — |
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 42-365-32906 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-365-32906 → 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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