WELL · 42-133-32207 · DISTRICT 7
Hightower #8
Eastland County · Vertical
Hightower #8 (API 42-133-32207) is a plugged well in Eastland County, plugged January 15, 1981, last operated by Texas Oil Operating, Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1980 and 1994, permitted to 1,210 ft.
Its lease has reported 12.4K barrels of oil and 21 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 8 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Eastland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 7, 1997 · 1 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Scranton Explorationthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Texas Oil Operating, Inc.Aug 11, 1994 |
- 1,210
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 11, 1994
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 12.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 21
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 15, 1981
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 8 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hightower O-8-23891 | Eastland County Regular | Scranton Exploration | 8 | 12.4K | 21 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 7 · prior 12 8(-12%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1B & L Operating Co.Jan 1993 → May 1994
- 2Texas Oil Operating, Inc.Jun 1994 → Feb 1997
- 3Ashbrook Oil Co.Mar 1997 → Jan 2001
- 4Scranton ExplorationFeb 2001 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 426822-99 | Reenter | Texas Oil Operating, Inc. | Aug 10, 1994 | Aug 11, 1994 | Jan 3, 1995 | 1,210 |
| 71936-99 | Drill | Russell, James E. Petroleum, Inc | Feb 1, 1980 | Feb 1, 1980 | — | 1,210 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-23891 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,158 | 1,170 | Perforated |
| 1,180 | 1,185 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 1,200 | 6.75 | 190 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 | May 12, 1995 | Apr 12, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 19, 1995 | — | — |
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 42-133-32207 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-133-32207 → 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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