WELL · 42-131-38158 · DISTRICT 4
Weatherby-Wernecke Gas Unit #8
Duval County · Wildcat field · Vertical
Weatherby-Wernecke Gas Unit #8 (API 42-131-38158) is a plugged well in Duval County, plugged May 28, 2009, last operated by Eog Resources Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 13, 1996, permitted to 11,750 ft.
It was permitted by Shell Western E&P Inc. and has since transferred to Eog Resources Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Wilcox.
Operator of record
Permitted by Shell Western E&P Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 16,348 permits on file · (713) 594-5431
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | EOG Resources Inc. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Shell Western E&P Inc.Dec 13, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,750
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 13, 1996
- last permit issued
- Jan 12, 1997
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1997 THROUGH May 2009
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 12, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 28, 2009
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weatherby-Wernecke Gas Unit G-4-164272 | Wildcat | EOG Resources, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1997 – May 2009 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 456322-99 | Drill | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Dec 13, 1996 | Dec 13, 1996 | Dec 19, 1996 | 11,750 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-164272 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 556 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| WilcoxWILCOX Q | 9,609 | -9,053 |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,116 | 14.75 | 1,225 S |
| 7.625 | 8,793 | 9.875 | 1,050 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 30, 1997 | Jun 30, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 15, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-131-38158 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-131-38158 → 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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