WELL · 42-477-00084 · DISTRICT 3
Smith Rufus #3
Washington County · Clay Creek (Spartan 1200) field · Vertical
Smith Rufus #3 (API 42-477-00084) is a plugged well in Washington County, plugged August 17, 2007, last operated by Sun Expl. & Prod. CO.-Houston.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 1, 1991, permitted to 1,838 ft.
It was permitted by Sanhall Corporation and has since transferred to Sun Expl. & Prod. CO.-Houston on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Sparta, Spartan 1200, Queen City, Wilcox.
Its 2 leases have reported 212 barrels of oil and 21 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2008.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sanhall Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y · 483 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Houston |
| Production reports | Hall, D. Corporationthrough Nov 2005 |
| Latest permit | Sanhall CorporationAug 1, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,838
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 1, 1991
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 212
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 21
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2008
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 17, 2007
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 2 leases this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, Rufus O-3-21112 | Clay Creek | Hall, D. Corporation | 1 | 212 | 21 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2008 |
| — G-3-114848 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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.
- 1Hall, D. CorporationJan 1993 → Nov 2005
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 390346-99 | Recompletion | Sanhall Corporation | Jul 29, 1991 | Aug 1, 1991 | Dec 5, 1990 | 1,838 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-114848 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-21112 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 253 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Sparta | 1,143 | -890 |
| Spartan 1200 | 1,144 | -891 |
| Queen City | 1,452 | -1,199 |
| Wilcox | 1,550 | -1,297 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 540 | 545 | Perforated |
| 1,144 | 1,295 | Perforated |
| 1,290 | 1,295 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 330 | — | 150 S |
| 2 | 1,250 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 1,748 | 6.5 | 85 S |
| 4.5 | 1,748 | — | 85 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 3, 1991 | Jul 24, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 6, 1991 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 26, 1985 | Feb 11, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Feb 20, 1985 | Dec 28, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 30, 1979 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 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 42-477-00084 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-477-00084 → 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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