WELL · 42-161-30914 · DISTRICT 5
Hill M #8
Freestone County · Michael Birch (Rodessa D-1) field · Vertical
Hill M #8 (API 42-161-30914) is a plugged well in Freestone County, plugged March 9, 1990, last operated by Tenison Oil Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 18, 1984, permitted to 9,185 ft.
It was permitted by Saxton Petroleum Corporation and has since transferred to Tenison Oil Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Woodbine, Buda, Glen Rose.
Operator of record
Permitted by Saxton Petroleum Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Abilene, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · 4 permits on file · (325) 672-7281
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Tenison Oil Company |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Saxton Petroleum CorporationApr 18, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,185
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 18, 1984
- last permit issued
- Jun 17, 1984
- completed
- —
- cumulative oil, bbl
- —
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 17, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 9, 1990
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.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 236034-99 | Drill | Saxton Petroleum Corporation | Jul 30, 1984 | Apr 18, 1984 | May 12, 1984 | 9,185 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 225 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 4,960 | -4,735 |
| WoodbineWOODBINE SANDSTONE | 5,155 | -4,930 |
| BudaBUDA LIMESTONE | 5,658 | -5,433 |
| Glen RoseUPPER GLENROSE | 7,208 | -6,983 |
| RodessaRODESSA LIMESTONE | 8,733 | -8,508 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,928 | 8,937 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,440 | 17.5 | 950 S |
| 5.5 | 9,185 | 8.75 | 405 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 22, 1984 | Jul 23, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Oct 16, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-161-30914 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-161-30914 → 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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