WELL · 42-055-35072 · DISTRICT 1
Ellison #8H
Caldwell County · Luling Branyon R 40 Exc field · Horizontal
Ellison #8H (API 42-055-35072) is a plugged horizontal well in Caldwell County, plugged October 29, 2025, last operated by North South Oil LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued April 22, 2014, permitted to 3,300 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Buda, Del Rio, Edwards.
Its 2 leases have reported 220K barrels of oil since April 2013, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 19 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Luling, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 172 permits on file · (970) 819-7161
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | North South Oil LLC |
| Production reports | North South Oil, LLCthrough Apr 2020 |
| Latest permit | North South Oil, LLCApr 22, 2014 |
- 3,300
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 22, 2014
- last permit issued
- May 4, 2014
- completed
- 220K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2013 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 4, 2014
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 29, 2025
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 19 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellison O-1-18145 | Luling-Branyon | North South Oil, LLC | 10 | 199K | 0 | Apr 2013 – Jul 2026 |
| Ellison O-1-19355 | Luling Branyon R 40 Exc | North South Oil, LLC | 9 | 21.2K | 0 | Jun 2018 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1North South Oil, LLCApr 2013 → Apr 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 783394-98 | Drill | North South Oil, LLC | Dec 15, 2014 | Apr 22, 2014 | Apr 26, 2014 | 3,300 |
| 783394-99 | Drill | North South Oil, LLC | Mar 28, 2014 | Apr 22, 2014 | — | 3,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-18145 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-1-19355 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,015 | 4,221 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 3,015 | 8.75 | 200 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 | Sep 5, 2018 | Aug 20, 2014 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 13, 2016 | Aug 20, 2014 | Yes |
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 42-055-35072 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-055-35072 → 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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