WELL · 42-483-31240 · DISTRICT 10
Ruth Ann (3) #3
Wheeler County · Panhandle Wheeler County Field field · Vertical
Ruth Ann (3) #3 (API 42-483-31240) is a well in Wheeler County operated by Explorer Oil & Gas Inc., completed December 13, 1985.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 6, 1984, permitted to 2,400 ft.
It was permitted by Panhandle Drilling Company and has since transferred to Explorer Oil & Gas Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Panhandle Lime, Brown Dolomite, Gray Arkosic Wash, Ellenburger.
Its 2 leases have reported 30.6K barrels of oil and 52.3K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 12 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Panhandle Drilling Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Amarillo, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 5, 1996 · 2 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Explorer Oil & Gas Inc. |
| Production reports | Reneau Oil Co.through Aug 2016 |
| Latest permit | Panhandle Drilling CompanyDec 6, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 6, 1984
- last permit issued
- Dec 13, 1985
- completed
- 30.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 52.3K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 13, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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; they carry 12 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laycock, O. A. O-14-2300 | Panhandle Wheeler County Field | Reneau Oil Co. | 12 | 30.6K | 52.3K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| — O-14-6257 | — | — | 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.
- 1Reneau Oil Co.Jan 1993 → Aug 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 260045-99 | Drill | Panhandle Drilling Company | Nov 26, 1984 | Dec 6, 1984 | Dec 7, 1984 | 2,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-14-2300 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-14-6257 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,309 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Panhandle Lime | 1,464 | 845 |
| Brown Dolomite | 1,834 | 475 |
| Gray Arkosic Wash | 1,890 | 419 |
| EllenburgerELLENBERGER | 2,020 | 289 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,786 | 2,164 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 330 | 12.25 | 200 S |
| 4.5 | 2,201 | 7.875 | 140 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 | Feb 6, 1986 | Jan 24, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 5, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-483-31240 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-483-31240 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 0
- bbl, all reported
- Nov 1994
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000072659 | H-1 Injection | Canceled Mar 6, 2023 | 500 | 0 | 1,786–2,164 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
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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