WELL · 42-057-00898 · DISTRICT 2
State Tract 105 #8
Calhoun County · Matagorda Bay (3550) field · Vertical
State Tract 105 #8 (API 42-057-00898) is a plugged well in Calhoun County, plugged May 28, 1998, last operated by Eltex Energy Group Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 12, 1977, permitted to 5,670 ft.
It was permitted by Weeks Petroleum Corporation and has since transferred to Eltex Energy Group Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Weeks Petroleum Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 4, 2004 · 3 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Eltex Energy Group Inc. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Weeks Petroleum CorporationJul 12, 1977 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,670
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 12, 1977
- last permit issued
- Mar 9, 1978
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 1998
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 9, 1978
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 28, 1998
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Tract 105 G-2-109153 | Matagorda Bay (3550) | Eltex Energy Group, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – May 1998 |
| State Tract 105 G-2-109154 | Matagorda Bay (3200) | Eltex Energy Group, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – May 1998 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2824-99 | Other | Weeks Petroleum Corporation | Jul 12, 1977 | Jul 12, 1977 | Dec 22, 1977 | 5,670 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-109153 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-109154 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,180 | 3,190 | Perforated |
| 3,184 | 3,188 | Perforated |
| 3,198 | 3,202 | Perforated |
| 3,526 | 3,536 | Perforated |
| 5,010 | 5,014 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 120 | — | — |
| 10.75 | 1,130 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 5,092 | — | — |
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 | Apr 17, 1984 | Nov 2, 1978 | — |
| 00 | Apr 17, 1984 | Oct 11, 1978 | — |
| 00 | Mar 6, 1984 | Nov 2, 1978 | — |
| 00 | Mar 6, 1984 | Oct 11, 1978 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 17, 1976 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-057-00898 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-057-00898 → 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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