WELL · 42-135-37042 · DISTRICT 8
TXL D #8
Ector County · TXL (San Andres) field · Vertical
Txl D #8 (API 42-135-37042) is a plugged well in Ector County, plugged May 1, 2017, last operated by Whiting Oil And Gas Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 21, 1995, permitted to 7,700 ft.
It was permitted by Boyd, D. K. Oil And Gas CO.,Inc. and has since transferred to Whiting Oil And Gas Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Yates, San Andres.
Its lease has reported 38.7K barrels of oil and 23.6K mcf of gas since July 1995, last reporting in July 2017. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation
Permitted by Boyd, D. K. Oil and Gas Co.,inc.; 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 Dec 2015 |
| Latest permit | Boyd, D. K. Oil and Gas Co.,inc.Mar 21, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 21, 1995
- last permit issued
- Jul 14, 1995
- completed
- 38.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 23.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 1995 THROUGH Jul 2017
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 14, 1995
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 1, 2017
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TXL D O-10-34586 | TXL (San Andres) | Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation | 2 | 38.7K | 23.6K | Jul 1995 – Jul 2017 |
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.
- 1Boyd, D. K. Oil and Gas Co.,inc.Jul 1995 → Nov 1998
- 2Smith & Marrs Inc.Dec 1998 → Aug 2002
- 3BC Operating, Inc.Sep 2002 → Oct 2004
- 4Celero Energy, L.P.Nov 2004 → Sep 2005
- 5Whiting Oil and Gas CorporationOct 2005 → Dec 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 433952-99 | Drill | Boyd, D. K. Oil and Gas Co.,inc. | Mar 20, 1995 | Mar 21, 1995 | Jun 1, 1995 | 7,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-34586 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,253 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 2,707 | 546 |
| San Andres | 4,212 | -959 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,294 | 4,429 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,405 | 12.25 | 1,000 S |
| 5.5 | 4,550 | 7.875 | 300 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 17, 1998 | May 20, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 3, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-135-37042 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-37042 → 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.
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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