TEXAS · WELLS · ARCHER COUNTY · CANAN RANCH LEASE · API 42-009-40257 · DISTRICT 7C
Canan Ranch #8
Archer County · Archer County Regular field · Vertical
Canan Ranch #8 (API 42-009-40257) is a plugged well in Archer County, plugged November 13, 2024, last operated by Bridwell Oil CO..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 20, 1990, permitted to 1,100 ft.
It was permitted by Hood, Joe B. and has since transferred to Bridwell Oil CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 34.9K barrels of oil and 21 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 11 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Hood, Joe B.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Wichita Falls, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 7, 2026
- Permits on file
- 1,146
- Phone
- (940) 723-4351
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bridwell Oil Co. |
| Production reports | Bridwell Oil Co.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Hood, Joe B.Apr 20, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,100
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 20, 1990
- last permit issued
- Jul 17, 1990
- completed
- 34.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 21
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 17, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 13, 2024
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 11 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canan Ranch O-13-26393 | Archer County Regular | Bridwell Oil Co. | 11 | 34.9K | 21 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 59 · prior 12 87(-32%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Hood, Joe B.Jan 1993 → Jan 1999
- 2Hoco, Inc.Feb 1999 → Sep 2021
- 3BKJ Oil, LLCOct 2021 → May 2023
- 4Bridwell Oil Co.Jun 2023 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 372306-99 | Drill | Hood, Joe B. | Apr 18, 1990 | Apr 20, 1990 | — | 1,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 1990 | Canan Ranch O-13-26393 | Archer County Regular | Bridwell Oil Co. | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 914 | 918 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 918 | 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 | Jan 21, 1991 | Jul 27, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 8, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-009-40257 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-009-40257 → 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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