WELL · 42-029-36801 · DISTRICT 1
Richardson W.A.-Emery #8
Bexar County · Fairfield field · Vertical
Richardson W.A.-Emery #8 (API 42-029-36801) is a plugged well in Bexar County, plugged October 18, 2004, last operated by Calk Roger D..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued October 22, 1985, permitted to 11,322 ft.
It was permitted by Emery Energy, Inc. and has since transferred to Calk Roger D. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Lit, Olmos, Anacacho.
Its lease has reported 98 barrels of oil and 13 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in December 2004. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Emery Energy, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Lytle, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 4, 2026 · (830) 772-4068
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Calk Roger D. |
| Production reports | Calk, Roger D.through Jun 2003 |
| Latest permit | Emery Energy, Inc.Oct 22, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,322
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 22, 1985
- last permit issued
- Dec 30, 1985
- completed
- 98
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 13
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 2004
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 30, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 18, 2004
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richardson, W.A.-Emery O-1-11322 | Fairfield | Calk, Roger D. | 2 | 98 | 13 | Jan 1993 – Dec 2004 |
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.
- 1Calk, Roger D.Jan 1993 → Jun 2003
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 288059-98 | Drill | Emery Energy, Inc. | Aug 11, 1986 | Oct 22, 1985 | — | 11,322 |
| 288059-99 | Drill | Emery Energy, Inc. | Oct 22, 1985 | Oct 22, 1985 | — | 1,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-11322 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,160 | 1,186 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 1,208 | 6.75 | 120 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 12, 1986 | Jan 10, 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 42-029-36801 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-029-36801 → 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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