WELL · 42-445-31216 · DISTRICT 8
Raney J. #3
Terry County · Welch field · Producing · Vertical
Raney J. #3 (API 42-445-31216) is a well in Terry County operated by Texas Rayco Inc., completed September 5, 1984 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 27, 1984, permitted to 5,000 ft.
It was permitted by Gulf Oil Corp. and has since transferred to Texas Rayco Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Tunsil, Yates, Seven Rivers, Queen.
Its lease has reported 39.4K barrels of oil and 99 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Gulf Oil Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Daingerfield, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · (970) 946-2874
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Texas Rayco Inc. |
| Production reports | Texas Rayco Inc.through Feb 2026 |
| Latest permit | Gulf Oil Corp.Jun 27, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 27, 1984
- last permit issued
- Sep 5, 1984
- completed
- 39.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 99
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 5, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raney, J. O-11-65028 | Welch | Texas Rayco Inc. | 1 | 39.4K | 99 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 702 · prior 12 928(-24%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Texas Rayco Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 243257-99 | Drill | Gulf Oil Corp. | Jun 18, 1984 | Jun 27, 1984 | Aug 2, 1984 | 5,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-65028 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,122 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Tunsil | 2,882 | 240 |
| Yates | 2,954 | 168 |
| Seven Rivers | 3,149 | -27 |
| Queen | 3,488 | -366 |
| Grayburg | 4,162 | -1,040 |
| San Andres | 4,422 | -1,300 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES POROSITY | 4,915 | -1,793 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,917 | 4,930 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 400 | 12.25 | 300 S |
| 5.5 | 5,000 | 7.875 | 1,350 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 | Oct 18, 1984 | Sep 18, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Oct 5, 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 42-445-31216 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-445-31216 → 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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