TEXAS · WELLS · RUSK COUNTY · RAINWATER LEASE · API 42-401-35185 · DISTRICT 06
Rainwater #3H
Rusk County · Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) field · Producing · Horizontal
Rainwater #3H (API 42-401-35185) is a horizontal well in Rusk County operated by Valence Operating Company, completed October 30, 2013 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued October 13, 2011, permitted to 10,432 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Bac, Buda, BMA, Pettit.
Its lease has reported 16K barrels of oil and 4.92M mcf of gas since July 2013, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Kingwood, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 4, 2026
- Permits on file
- 990
- Phone
- (281) 359-3659
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Valence Operating Company |
| Production reports | Valence Operating Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Valence Operating CompanyOct 13, 2011 |
- 10,432
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 13, 2011
- last permit issued
- Oct 30, 2013
- completed
- 16K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.92M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2013 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 30, 2013
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainwater G-6-271212 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Valence Operating Company | 1 | 16K | 4.92M | Jul 2013 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 246,907 · prior 12 245,515(+1%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Valence Operating CompanyJul 2013 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 725611-98 | Drill | Valence Operating Company | Mar 20, 2013 | Oct 13, 2011 | Apr 11, 2013 | 11,000 |
| 725611-99 | Drill | Valence Operating Company | Oct 4, 2011 | Oct 13, 2011 | — | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2013 | Rainwater G-6-271212 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Valence Operating Company | Producing | 10,432 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 426 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Bac | 3,160 | -2,734 |
| Buda | 3,195 | -2,769 |
| BMA | 6,160 | -5,734 |
| Pettit | 6,860 | -6,434 |
| Travis Peak | 7,180 | -6,754 |
| Cotton Valley | 9,080 | -8,654 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,126 | 15,960 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,000 | 12.25 | 700 S |
| 9.625 | 2,000 | 12.25 | 200 S |
| 5.5 | 16,367 | 8.75 | 1,200 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jan 30, 2014 | Oct 30, 2013 | — |
| 00 | Jan 29, 2014 | Sep 12, 2013 | Yes |
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 42-401-35185 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-35185 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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