WELL · 42-115-10281 · DISTRICT 8
Harris E. W. et AL #8
Dawson County · Patricia (Spraberry) field · Vertical
Harris E. W. ET AL #8 (API 42-115-10281) is a plugged well in Dawson County, plugged June 10, 2010, last operated by Whiting Oil And Gas Corporation.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1981 and 1994, permitted to 12,800 ft.
It was permitted by Tara Operating CO. and has since transferred to Whiting Oil And Gas Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Its 2 leases have reported 583K barrels of oil and 352K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in November 2015. The leases carry 17 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation
Permitted by Tara Operating Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 2,092 permits on file · (432) 934-7212
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation |
| Production reports | Whiting Oil and Gas Corporationthrough Apr 2015 |
| Latest permit | Tara Operating Co.Oct 12, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,800
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 12, 1994
- last permit issued
- Oct 6, 2000
- completed
- 583K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 352K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Nov 2015
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 6, 2000
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 10, 2010
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 17 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris, E. W. et AL O-11-13609 | Patricia (Fusselman) | Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation | 9 | 235K | 23.6K | Jan 1993 – Nov 2015 |
| Harris, E. W. et AL O-11-16956 | Patricia (Spraberry) | Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation | 8 | 348K | 328K | Jan 1993 – Sep 2012 |
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.
- 1Tara Operating Co.Jan 1993 → Apr 1996
- 2Whiting Petroleum CorporationMay 1996 → Nov 2003
- 3Whiting Oil and Gas CorporationDec 2003 → Apr 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 429012-99 | Recompletion | Tara Operating Co. | Oct 12, 1994 | Oct 12, 1994 | Oct 20, 1994 | 8,500 |
| 128652-99 | Recompletion | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Midland | Aug 3, 1981 | Aug 3, 1981 | — | 12,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-13609 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-11-16956 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,960 | 8,326 | Perforated |
| 8,124 | 8,326 | Perforated |
| 12,100 | 12,690 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 238 | 17.25 | 200 S |
| 13.375 | 253 | 17.25 | 200 S |
| 13.375 | 254 | 17.25 | 200 S |
| 8.625 | 4,449 | 11 | 300 S |
| 2.375 | 12,042 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 12,100 | 7.875 | 470 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 | Jun 11, 2010 | Mar 15, 2010 | — |
| 00 | Dec 11, 2008 | Feb 20, 2008 | — |
| 00 | Nov 18, 1994 | Nov 2, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 14, 1994 | May 13, 1985 | — |
| 00 | May 30, 1985 | May 13, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Apr 4, 1984 | Dec 9, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 9, 1983 | — |
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 42-115-10281 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-115-10281 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. then paste it into their search.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 7.31M
- bbl, all reported
- Aug 2010
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000043354 | W-14 Disposal | Plugged Jun 17, 2010 | 5,000 | 2,000 | 12,100–12,690 |
| 000089143 | H-1 Injection | Plugged Jun 17, 2010 | 500 | 2,200 | 7,980–8,326 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 193,268(-100%)
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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