WELL · 42-139-30446 · DISTRICT 5
Owen James E. #8B
Ellis County · Corsicana (Shallow) field · Vertical
Owen James E. #8B (API 42-139-30446) is a plugged well in Ellis County, plugged January 28, 2011, last operated by Means Oil Company LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 3, 1988, permitted to 900 ft.
It was permitted by Seismic Leasing Service and has since transferred to Means Oil Company LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Taylor, Wolfe City.
Its 2 leases have reported 21K barrels of oil and 200 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 77 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Seismic Leasing Service; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Corsicana, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 1 permits on file · (903) 879-0470
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Means Oil Company LLC |
| Production reports | Means Oil Company, LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Seismic Leasing ServiceJun 3, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 900
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 3, 1988
- last permit issued
- Jul 23, 1988
- completed
- 21K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 200
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 23, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 28, 2011
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 77 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owen, James E. O-5-1378 | Corsicana (Shallow) | Thompson-Carlile Ventures | 49 | 16.3K | 86 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Owen, James E. O-5-3878 | Corsicana (Shallow) | Means Oil Company, LLC | 28 | 4.69K | 114 | Sep 2008 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 4 · prior 12 5(-20%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 4 · prior 12 5(-20%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Seismic Leasing ServiceJan 1993 → Aug 2000
- 2Thompson-Carlile VenturesSep 2000 → May 2003
- 3Billingsley, RickeyNov 2008 → Aug 2010
- 4Triton Energy LLCSep 2010 → Sep 2014
- 5Means Oil Company, LLCOct 2014 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 347290-99 | Drill | Seismic Leasing Service | Jun 2, 1988 | Jun 3, 1988 | — | 900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-5-1378 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-5-3878 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 400 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| TaylorTAYLOR SHALE | 1 | 399 |
| Wolfe CityWOLFE CITY SAND | 580 | -180 |
| TaylorTAYLOR SHALE | 650 | -250 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 580 | 648 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 700 | 6.75 | 80 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, 2008 | Sep 6, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 11, 1988 | Sep 6, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 7, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-139-30446 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-139-30446 → 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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