WELL · 42-055-34645 · DISTRICT 1
Dinges E #8Z
Caldwell County · Bateman (Austin Chalk) field · Vertical
Dinges E #8Z (API 42-055-34645) is a plugged well in Caldwell County, plugged May 26, 2005, last operated by E-P Oil CO. Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 1, 1992, permitted to 2,600 ft.
It was permitted by Scully And Smith Oil Corporation and has since transferred to E-P Oil CO. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Serpentine.
Its lease has reported 977 barrels of oil and 19 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in March 2008.
Operator of record
Permitted by Scully and Smith Oil Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Luling, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 6, 2006
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | E-P Oil Co. Inc. |
| Production reports | E-P Oil Co. Inc.through May 1997 |
| Latest permit | Scully and Smith Oil CorporationJun 1, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 1, 1992
- last permit issued
- Sep 25, 1992
- completed
- 977
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 19
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2008
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 25, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 26, 2005
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinges "E" O-1-13646 | Bateman (Austin Chalk) | E-P Oil Co. Inc. | 1 | 977 | 19 | Jan 1993 – Mar 2008 |
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.
- 1Scully and Smith Oil CorporationJan 1993 → Dec 1993
- 2Main Street Royalty, Inc.Jun 1994 → Aug 1994
- 3Cinco-C Oil Co.Sep 1994 → Mar 1995
- 4E-P Oil Co. Inc.Apr 1995 → May 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 399822-99 | Drill | Scully and Smith Oil Corporation | Jun 1, 1992 | Jun 1, 1992 | Jul 15, 1992 | 2,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-13646 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,060 | 2,093 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 2,170 | 6.75 | 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 | Jan 14, 1993 | Dec 2, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 9, 1992 | — | — |
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 42-055-34645 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-055-34645 → 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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