WELL · 42-079-30873 · DISTRICT 8
Wright J. M. Unit #8
Cochran County · Levelland (San Andres) field · Vertical
Wright J. M. Unit #8 (API 42-079-30873) is a plugged well in Cochran County, plugged October 15, 2004, last operated by Walsh Petroleum Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 10, 1978, permitted to 5,200 ft.
It was permitted by Ard Drilling Company Inc. and has since transferred to Walsh Petroleum Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Ard Drilling Company Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 17, 2022
- Permits on file
- 489
- Phone
- (432) 684-5937
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Walsh Petroleum Inc. |
| Production reports | Walsh Petroleum, Inc.through Nov 2000 |
| Latest permit | Ard Drilling Company Inc.Mar 10, 1978 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 10, 1978
- last permit issued
- Dec 27, 1978
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.34K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 2004
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 27, 1978
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 15, 2004
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wright, J. M. Unit G-11-80335 | Levelland (San Andres) | Walsh Petroleum, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 1.34K | Jan 1993 – Oct 2004 |
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.
- 1Ard Drilling Company Inc.Feb 1997 → Apr 2000
- 2Walsh Petroleum, Inc.May 2000 → Nov 2000
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19781-99 | Drill | Ard Drilling Company Inc. | Mar 10, 1978 | Mar 10, 1978 | Dec 2, 1978 | 5,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-11-80335 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,791 | 4,903 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 412 | 12.25 | 300 S |
| 2.375 | 5,038 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 5,050 | 7.875 | 350 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 25, 1979 | — |
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 42-079-30873 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-079-30873 → 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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