WELL · 42-441-33968 · DISTRICT 7
Thornton E. L. #3
Taylor County · Taylor County Regular field · Vertical
Thornton E. L. #3 (API 42-441-33968) is a plugged well in Taylor County, plugged October 30, 2018, last operated by Graystone Energy Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 13, 2000, permitted to 2,000 ft.
It was permitted by Gray Oil & Gas Inc. and has since transferred to Graystone Energy Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Saddlecreek, Flippen, Cook.
Its lease has reported 36.6K barrels of oil since August 1999, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Gray Oil & Gas Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Judson, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · 2 permits on file · (903) 663-0668
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Graystone Energy Corporation |
| Production reports | Graystone Energy Corporationthrough Feb 2011 |
| Latest permit | Gray Oil & Gas Inc.Jul 13, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 13, 2000
- last permit issued
- Aug 17, 2000
- completed
- 36.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 1999 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 17, 2000
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 30, 2018
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thornton, E. L. O-8-28664 | Taylor County Regular | Graystone Energy Corporation | 3 | 36.6K | 0 | Aug 1999 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Gray Oil & Gas Inc.Aug 1999 → Dec 2008
- 2Graystone Energy CorporationNov 2010 → Feb 2011
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 497061-99 | Drill | Gray Oil & Gas Inc. | Jul 11, 2000 | Jul 13, 2000 | Aug 2, 2000 | 2,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-28664 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,911 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Saddlecreek | 1,814 | 97 |
| Flippen | 1,852 | 59 |
| Cook | 1,896 | 15 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,896 | 1,898 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 150 | 12.25 | 100 S |
| 4.5 | 1,950 | 7.875 | 240 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 14, 2000 | Aug 21, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 20, 2000 | — | — |
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 42-441-33968 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-441-33968 → 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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