WELL · 42-009-34978 · DISTRICT 9
Aminex #8
Archer County · Archer County Regular field · Vertical
Aminex #8 (API 42-009-34978) is a plugged well in Archer County, plugged August 19, 2025, last operated by Cholla Petroleum Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 29, 1981, permitted to 4,900 ft.
It was permitted by Todd & Sanders, Inc. and has since transferred to Cholla Petroleum Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Gunsight, KMA, Top Of Hotgburger Lime, Top Of Hotgburger Sand.
Its lease has reported 119K barrels of oil and 21 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in October 2025. The lease carries 9 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Todd & Sanders, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 1,085 permits on file · (800) 839-2955
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Cholla Petroleum Inc. |
| Production reports | Gilmore, Leo Oil, Inc.through May 2025 |
| Latest permit | Todd & Sanders, Inc.Jan 29, 1981 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,900
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 29, 1981
- last permit issued
- Sep 10, 1998
- completed
- 119K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 21
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 10, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 19, 2025
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 9 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aminex O-13-17888 | Archer County Regular | Cholla Petroleum, Inc. | 9 | 119K | 21 | Jan 1993 – Oct 2025 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 36 · prior 12 875(-96%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Ratts, Robert V. Inc.Jan 1993 → Mar 1997
- 2Canan Operating, Inc.Apr 1997 → Sep 2016
- 3Gilmore, Leo Oil, Inc.Oct 2016 → May 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 106905-99 | Drill | Todd & Sanders, Inc. | Jan 29, 1981 | Jan 29, 1981 | Sep 11, 1979 | 4,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-17888 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,013 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,203 | 4,209 | Perforated |
| 4,681 | 4,691 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 120 | 12.25 | 125 S |
| 4.5 | 4,792 | 7.875 | 275 S |
| 4.5 | 4,793 | 7.875 | 275 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 17, 2004 | Jul 14, 2004 | — |
| 00 | Dec 16, 1998 | Sep 18, 1998 | — |
| 00 | Mar 13, 1998 | Feb 27, 1998 | — |
| 00 | May 25, 1984 | Jun 28, 1982 | — |
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 42-009-34978 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-009-34978 → 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
- 26.4K
- bbl, all reported
- Dec 2003
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000088177 | H-1 Injection | Plugged Sep 4, 2025 | 700 | 2,300 | 4,681–4,691 |
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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