WELL · 42-423-30842 · DISTRICT 6
Rayford Henry #3
Smith County · Chapel Hill (Travis Peak) field · Vertical
Rayford Henry #3 (API 42-423-30842) is a plugged well in Smith County, plugged May 11, 2005, last operated by Schlachter Operating Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 29, 1984, permitted to 8,600 ft.
It was permitted by Schlachter, David A. and has since transferred to Schlachter Operating Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Rodessa, Pettit, Travis Peak.
Its lease has reported 6.41K barrels of oil and 88.7K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in June 2005. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Schlachter Operating Corporation
Permitted by Schlachter, David A.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 65 permits on file · (214) 663-0270
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Schlachter Operating Corporation |
| Production reports | Schlachter Operating Corporationthrough May 2005 |
| Latest permit | Schlachter, David A.Jun 29, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 29, 1984
- last permit issued
- Sep 28, 1985
- completed
- 6.41K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 88.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2005
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 28, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 11, 2005
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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rayford, Henry O-6-11285 | Chapel Hill (Travis Peak) | Schlachter Operating Corporation | 2 | 6.41K | 88.7K | Jan 1993 – Jun 2005 |
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.
- 1Schlachter, David A.Jan 1993 → Apr 1999
- 2Schlachter, David A., Estate OFMay 1999 → Jan 2000
- 3Schlachter Operating CorporationFeb 2000 → May 2005
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 243647-99 | Drill | Schlachter, David A. | Jul 6, 1984 | Jun 29, 1984 | Sep 22, 1984 | 8,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-6-11285 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 490 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rodessa | 7,332 | -6,842 |
| Pettit | 7,946 | -7,456 |
| Travis Peak | 8,076 | -7,586 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,083 | 8,274 | Perforated |
| 8,328 | 8,382 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,334 | 12.25 | 600 S |
| 5.5 | 8,490 | 7.875 | 600 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 | Nov 22, 1985 | Oct 9, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Dec 12, 1984 | Nov 20, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Dec 11, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-423-30842 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-423-30842 → 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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