TEXAS · WELLS · ECTOR COUNTY · GARDENDALE 12 LEASE · API 42-135-42872 · DISTRICT 7B
Gardendale 12 #8
Ector County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Producing · Vertical
Gardendale 12 #8 (API 42-135-42872) is a well in Ector County operated by Diamondback E&P LLC, completed June 8, 2015 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 2011 and 2014, permitted to 11,116 ft.
It was permitted by Berry Oil Comp. and has since transferred to Diamondback E&P LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 11 formation tops, including Santa Rosa, Yates, Seven Rivers, San Andres.
Its lease has reported 868K barrels of oil and 3.46M mcf of gas since September 2010, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 11 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Berry Oil Comp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- May 4, 2026
- Permits on file
- 5,237
- Phone
- (432) 221-7400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Diamondback E&P LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Berry Oil Comp.Feb 3, 2014 |
- 11,116
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Feb 3, 2014
- last permit issued
- Jun 8, 2015
- completed
- 868K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.46M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2010 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 8, 2015
- 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 11 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardendale 12 O-10-40668 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Diamondback E&P LLC | 11 | 868K | 3.46M | Sep 2010 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 38,805 · prior 12 12,587(+208%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 125,508 · prior 12 79,972(+57%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Keystone Petroleum GP LLCSep 2010 → Oct 2010
- 2Berry Oil Comp.Nov 2010 → Jun 2014
- 3Linn Operating, Inc.Jul 2014 → Feb 2015
- 4FDL Operating, LLCMar 2015 → Dec 2021
- 5Contango Resources, LLCJan 2022 → Nov 2022
- 6Slant Operating, LLCDec 2022 → Sep 2025
- 7Diamondback E&P LLCOct 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 777108-99 | Drill | Berry Oil Comp. | Jan 10, 2014 | Feb 3, 2014 | Jun 16, 2014 | 11,900 |
| 714668-98 | Drill | Berry Oil Comp. | Apr 25, 2012 | Apr 26, 2011 | — | 11,900 |
| 714668-99 | Drill | Berry Oil Comp. | Apr 20, 2011 | Apr 26, 2011 | — | 11,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 2015 | Gardendale 12 O-10-40668 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Diamondback E&P LLC | Producing | 11,116 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,980 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Santa RosaSANTA ROSA BASE | 1,268 | 1,712 |
| Yates | 3,101 | -121 |
| Seven Rivers | 3,370 | -390 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - HIGH FLOWS, H2S, CO | 4,924 | -1,944 |
| Glorieta | 6,111 | -3,131 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 7,211 | -4,231 |
| Spraberry | 7,807 | -4,827 |
| Grayburg | — | — |
| Holt | — | — |
| Queen | — | — |
| Tubb | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,810 | 10,937 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.75 | 1,660 | 14.75 | 965 S |
| 8.625 | 5,580 | 11 | 1,645 S |
| 5.5 | 11,116 | 7.875 | 845 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 | Dec 21, 2017 | Sep 8, 2017 | — |
| 00 | Apr 28, 2015 | Feb 22, 2015 | Yes |
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 42-135-42872 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-42872 → 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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