WELL · 42-163-32726 · DISTRICT 1

Encina-Coleman #8

Plugged

Frio County · Pearsall (Austin Chalk) field  · Horizontal

Encina-Coleman #8 (API 42-163-32726) is a plugged horizontal well in Frio County, plugged July 7, 2005, last operated by Claron Corporation.

The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued May 10, 1990, permitted to 10,000 ft.

It was permitted by Hopi, Inc. and has since transferred to Claron Corporation on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Anacacho, Austin Chalk, T. Austin Chalk.

Its lease has reported 4.39K barrels of oil and 25 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.

Operator of record

Claron Corporation

Permitted by Hopi, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.

Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 4, 2026

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleClaron Corporation
Production reportsViola Prod., Inc.through Dec 1995
Latest permitEncina CorporationMay 10, 1990

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

10,000
total depth, ft
2
permits on file
May 10, 1990
last permit issued
Oct 18, 1990
completed
4.39K
cumulative oil, bbl
25
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
Oct 18, 1990
Shut in
—
Plugged
Jul 7, 2005

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; this well is the only one on it.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Encina-Coleman O-1-12864Pearsall (Austin Chalk)Claron Corporation14.39K25Jan 1993 – Jul 2026

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.

  1. 1JB Oil & Gas Well ServiceJan 1993 → Nov 1995
  2. 2Viola Prod., Inc.Dec 1995 → Dec 1995

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
373201-98DrillHopi, Inc.Oct 1, 1991May 10, 1990—10,000
373201-99DrillEncina CorporationMay 10, 1990May 10, 1990Aug 30, 199010,000

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— O-1-12864————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 496 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Anacacho5,887-5,391
Austin Chalk6,131-5,635
T. Austin Chalk6,131-5,635

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
10.7545014.75320 S
10.7567514.75320 S
7.6255,8808.75980 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Oct 23, 1991Oct 4, 1991—
00Apr 30, 1991Apr 22, 1991—
00Feb 22, 1991Dec 7, 1990Yes
00Feb 12, 1991——

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.

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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