TEXAS · WELLS · DIMMIT COUNTY · SOUTH PENA CREEK UNIT LEASE · API 42-127-30739 · DISTRICT 01
South Pena Creek Unit #8
Dimmit County · Pena Creek (San Miguel 3RD) field · Injection · Vertical
South Pena Creek Unit #8 (API 42-127-30739) is a well in Dimmit County operated by Atlas Operating LLC, completed February 24, 1986 and listed as injection on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 1, 1983, permitted to 3,335 ft.
It was permitted by Conoco Inc. and has since transferred to Atlas Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Escondido, Olmos, San Miguel.
Its lease has reported 821K barrels of oil and 41.2K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 86 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit, with 790 barrels injected in the 12 months reported through March 2025.
Operator of record
Permitted by Conoco Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Hearing (H)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 9, 2026
- Permits on file
- 78
- Phone
- (281) 893-9400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Atlas Operating LLCthrough Feb 2026 |
| Latest permit | Conoco Inc.Dec 1, 1983 |
- 3,335
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 1, 1983
- last permit issued
- Feb 24, 1986
- completed
- 821K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 41.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 24, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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; they carry 86 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Pena Creek Unit O-1-10690 | Pena Creek (San Miguel 3RD) | Atlas Operating LLC | 86 | 821K | 41.2K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 4,972 · prior 12 8,121(-39%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Conoco Inc.Jan 1993 → Dec 1995
- 2Merit Energy CompanyJan 1996 → Mar 2002
- 3Exploration Company, TheApr 2002 → Jun 2007
- 4Txco Resources Inc.Jul 2007 → Feb 2010
- 5Newfield Exploration CompanyMar 2010 → Aug 2011
- 6Energyquest II, LLCSep 2011 → Mar 2019
- 7Flint Oak Energy, LLCApr 2019 → Nov 2025
- 8Atlas Operating LLCDec 2025 → Feb 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 225448-99 | Drill | Conoco Inc. | Nov 18, 1983 | Dec 1, 1983 | — | 3,335 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 1986 | South Pena Creek Unit O-1-10690 | Pena Creek (San Miguel 3RD) | Atlas Operating LLC | Injection | 3,335 |
| Jul 24, 1974 | Webb F. J. et UX O-1-4395 | Pena Creek (San Miguel 3RD) | Conoco Inc. | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 691 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Escondido | 1,099 | -408 |
| OlmosOLMOS MARKER | 2,001 | -1,310 |
| San MiguelSAN MIGUEL A-1 | 2,737 | -2,046 |
| San MiguelSAN MIGUEL -3 | 3,218 | -2,527 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,190 | 3,200 | Perforated |
| 3,233 | 3,252 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 574 | 12.25 | 355 S |
| 4.5 | 3,280 | 7.875 | 850 S |
| 4.5 | 3,329 | 7.875 | 800 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 | Oct 2, 1986 | Sep 18, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 8, 1986 | Jul 8, 1974 | — |
| 00 | Dec 12, 1985 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 8, 1974 | — |
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 42-127-30739 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-127-30739 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 790
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 247K
- bbl, all reported
- Mar 2025
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000061555 | H-1 Injection | Active | 1,000 | 1,600 | 3,233–3,252 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 790 · prior 12 384(+106%)
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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