WELL · 42-399-34406 · DISTRICT 7
Vancil #3
Runnels County · Ballinger (Palo Pinto N.) field · Vertical
Vancil #3 (API 42-399-34406) is a plugged well in Runnels County, plugged July 16, 1998, last operated by Smail James R..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 25, 1995, permitted to 4,250 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including T/Home Creek Lm., T/Palo Pinto Lm., T/Gardner Lm..
Operator of record
Big Prairie, OH · P-5 Y, filed Jul 2, 1999 · 12 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Smail James R. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Smail, James R.Oct 25, 1995 |
- 4,250
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 25, 1995
- last permit issued
- Aug 1, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 1996 THROUGH Nov 1998
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 1, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 16, 1998
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancil O-9-14425 | Ballinger (Palo Pinto, N.) | Smail, James R. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aug 1996 – Nov 1998 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 441153-99 | Drill | Smail, James R. | Oct 23, 1995 | Oct 25, 1995 | Nov 18, 1995 | 4,250 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-14425 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,721 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| T/Home Creek Lm. | 2,965 | -1,244 |
| T/Palo Pinto Lm. | 3,470 | -1,749 |
| T/Gardner Lm. | 4,070 | -2,349 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,480 | 3,488 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 154 | 12.25 | 95 S |
| 4.5 | 4,215 | 7.875 | 200 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 | Sep 18, 1996 | Aug 26, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 5, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-399-34406 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-399-34406 → 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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