WELL · 42-047-31808 · DISTRICT 4
Barbara Lips Gas Unit #8
Brooks County · Lopez Ranch (Consolidated) field · Vertical
Barbara Lips Gas Unit #8 (API 42-047-31808) is a plugged well in Brooks County, plugged July 5, 2022, last operated by Besco Operating L.P..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 2, 1998, permitted to 11,000 ft.
It was permitted by Shell Western E&P Inc. and has since transferred to Besco Operating L.P. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Shell Western E&P Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 1 permits on file · (817) 390-8787
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Besco Operating L.P. |
| Production reports | Bopco, L.P.through Jan 2012 |
| Latest permit | Shell Western E&P Inc.Jun 2, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 2, 1998
- last permit issued
- Oct 27, 1998
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.73M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 1998 THROUGH Jun 2022
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 27, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 5, 2022
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara Lips Gas Unit G-4-172837 | Lopez Ranch (Vksbg F1) | Besco Operating, L.P. | 1 | 0 | 1.73M | Oct 1998 – Jun 2022 |
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.
- 1Shell Western E&P Inc.Oct 1998 → Oct 1999
- 2Bass Enterprises Production Co.Nov 1999 → Mar 2005
- 3Bopco, L.P.Jan 2012 → Jan 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 476784-99 | Drill | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Jun 2, 1998 | Jun 2, 1998 | Aug 15, 1998 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-172837 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,288 | 10,366 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,990 | 17.5 | 1,260 S |
| 9.625 | 9,140 | 12.25 | 1,400 S |
| 3.5 | 10,471 | 8.5 | 687 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 | May 27, 1999 | Dec 7, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | May 17, 1999 | — | — |
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 42-047-31808 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-047-31808 → 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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