WELL · 42-159-30444 · DISTRICT 6
Rutherford J. K. #8
Franklin County · Talco field · Vertical
Rutherford J. K. #8 (API 42-159-30444) is a plugged well in Franklin County, plugged September 17, 1993, last operated by Exxon Mobil Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 28, 1988, permitted to 4,440 ft.
It was permitted by Exxon Corp. and has since transferred to Exxon Mobil Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Pecan Gap, Blossom, Eagle Ford, Woodbine.
Its lease has reported 64.9K barrels of oil and 23 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in October 2011. The lease carries 6 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Exxon Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Spring, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jul 15, 2026
- Permits on file
- 1,223
- Phone
- (346) 474-9142
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Exxon Mobil Corporation |
| Production reports | Exxon Mobil Corporationthrough Jun 2011 |
| Latest permit | Exxon Corp.Mar 28, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,440
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 28, 1988
- last permit issued
- Jun 9, 1988
- completed
- 64.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 23
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 2011
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 9, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 17, 1993
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 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rutherford, J. K. O-6-1693 | Talco | Exxon Mobil Corporation | 6 | 64.9K | 23 | Jan 1993 – Oct 2011 |
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.
- 1Exxon Corp.Jan 1993 → Mar 2000
- 2Exxon Mobil CorporationApr 2000 → Jun 2011
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 344460-99 | Drill | Exxon Corp. | Mar 28, 1988 | Mar 28, 1988 | May 6, 1988 | 4,440 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-6-1693 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 388 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,308 | 4,318 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 120 | 12.25 | 100 S |
| 5.5 | 4,440 | 8.75 | 918 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 1, 1988 | Jun 30, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 24, 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 42-159-30444 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-159-30444 → 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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