WELL · 42-165-37729 · DISTRICT 8
Tex-Mex 9 #8
Gaines County · Tex-Mex SE. (Wichita Albany) field · Producing · Vertical
Tex-Mex 9 #8 (API 42-165-37729) is a well in Gaines County operated by Unitex Oil & Gas L.L.C., completed June 22, 2013 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 30, 2013, permitted to 8,100 ft.
It was permitted by Lime Rock Resources II-A, L.P. and has since transferred to Unitex Oil & Gas L.L.C. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 9 formation tops, including Rustler, Yates, Seven Rivers, San Andres.
Its lease has reported 267K barrels of oil and 712K mcf of gas since March 2011, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 7 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Lime Rock Resources II-a, L.P.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 96 permits on file · (432) 770-8831
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Unitex Oil & Gas L.L.C. |
| Production reports | Unitex Oil & Gas, L.L.C.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Lime Rock Resources II-a, L.P.Jan 30, 2013 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,100
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 30, 2013
- last permit issued
- Jun 22, 2013
- completed
- 267K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 712K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2011 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 22, 2013
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 7 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tex-Mex "9" O-11-69737 | Tex-Mex, SE. (Wichita Albany) | Unitex Oil & Gas, L.L.C. | 7 | 267K | 712K | Mar 2011 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 6,988 · prior 12 7,665(-9%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 585 · prior 12 6,424(-91%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Bold Operating, LLCMar 2011 → Dec 2012
- 2Lime Rock Resources II-a, L.P.Jan 2013 → Sep 2018
- 3Unitex Oil & Gas, L.L.C.Oct 2018 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 755617-99 | Drill | Lime Rock Resources II-a, L.P. | Jan 28, 2013 | Jan 30, 2013 | May 22, 2013 | 8,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-69737 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,517 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rustler | 1,798 | 1,719 |
| Yates | 2,928 | 589 |
| Seven Rivers7 RIVERS | 3,177 | 340 |
| San Andres | 4,462 | -945 |
| GlorietaGLORIETTA | 5,780 | -2,263 |
| Clear Fork | 6,192 | -2,675 |
| Tubb | 6,728 | -3,211 |
| YesoDRINKARD | 7,054 | -3,537 |
| Wichita-AlbanyWICHITA ALBANY | 7,320 | -3,803 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,102 | 7,192 | Perforated |
| 7,515 | 7,581 | Perforated |
| 7,593 | 7,660 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,698 | 11 | 730 S |
| 5.5 | 8,093 | 7.875 | 1,285 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 | Feb 10, 2014 | Jul 15, 2013 | 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 42-165-37729 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-37729 → 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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