TEXAS · WELLS · BRAZORIA COUNTY · API 42-039-01892 · DISTRICT 03
Ramsey State Prison Farm -B- #8
Brazoria County · Lochridge field · Vertical
Ramsey State Prison Farm -B- #8 (API 42-039-01892) is a plugged well in Brazoria County, plugged September 21, 1979, last operated by Mcgowan Working Partners Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 9, 1978, permitted to 6,407 ft.
It was permitted by Shell Oil Company and has since transferred to Mcgowan Working Partners Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Shell Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Jackson, MS
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 27, 2025
- Permits on file
- 60
- Phone
- (601) 982-3444
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | McGowan Working Partners Inc. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Shell Oil CompanyJan 9, 1978 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,407
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 9, 1978
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- —
- cumulative oil, bbl
- —
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 21, 1979
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.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16596-99 | Recompletion | Shell Oil Company | Jan 9, 1978 | Jan 9, 1978 | — | 6,407 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Ramsey State Prison Farm -B- O-3-2800 | Lochridge | McGowan Working Partners Inc. | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,340 | 6,380 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,457 | 12.25 | 300 S |
| 2.375 | 6,252 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 6,406 | 8.625 | 400 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 12, 1984 | Jan 19, 1978 | — |
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 42-039-01892 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-039-01892 → 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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