WELL · 42-107-30859 · DISTRICT 8
Wheeler Estate A #8
Crosby County · Ridge South (Clear Fork) field · Vertical
Wheeler Estate A #8 (API 42-107-30859) is a plugged well in Crosby County, plugged April 8, 2024, last operated by J-D Oil CO..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 24, 1986, permitted to 4,200 ft.
It was permitted by Wheeler, Ralph and has since transferred to J-D Oil CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Clear Fork.
Its 4 leases have reported 492K barrels of oil and 233 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 83 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Wheeler, Ralph; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Ralls, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 6, 2015 · 54 permits on file · (806) 470-7534
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | J-D Oil Co. |
| Production reports | Hexp Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Wheeler, RalphFeb 24, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 24, 1986
- last permit issued
- Mar 26, 1986
- completed
- 492K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 233
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 26, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 8, 2024
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 4 leases this well is completed on; they carry 83 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler Estate O-11-68053 | Hoople (Clear Fork) | Hexp Operating, LLC | 51 | 440K | 67 | Apr 1999 – Jul 2026 |
| Wheeler 'C' O-11-68056 | Hoople (Clear Fork) | Hexp Operating, LLC | 15 | 36.6K | 68 | Apr 1999 – Jul 2026 |
| Wheeler "C" O-11-62038 | Ridge, South (Clear Fork) | J-D Oil Co. | 13 | 14.5K | 74 | Jan 1993 – Mar 2006 |
| Wheeler Estate "A" O-11-65155 | Ridge, South (Clear Fork) | J-D Oil Co. | 4 | 1.75K | 24 | Jan 1993 – Dec 1997 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 17,969 · prior 12 18,248(-2%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1J-D Oil Co.Jan 1993 → May 2012
- 2Wheeler, RalphJan 1993 → Nov 1994
- 3Custer & Wright Operating, Inc.Jun 2012 → Jun 2018
- 4Hexp Operating, LLCJul 2018 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 298615-99 | Drill | Wheeler, Ralph | Feb 21, 1986 | Feb 24, 1986 | Mar 18, 1986 | 4,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-62038 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-11-65155 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-11-68053 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-11-68056 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,941 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Clear Fork | 4,135 | -1,194 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,990 | 4,066 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 160 | 12.25 | 200 S |
| 4.5 | 4,135 | 7.875 | 250 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 25, 2013 | Apr 23, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 5, 1999 | Apr 23, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 20, 1997 | Apr 23, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | May 2, 1986 | Apr 23, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | May 1, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-107-30859 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-107-30859 → 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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