WELL · 42-173-31774 · DISTRICT 8
Barfield 8 -A- #1
Glasscock County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Barfield 8 -A- #1 (API 42-173-31774) is a plugged well in Glasscock County, plugged September 9, 2025, last operated by Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1984 and 1987, permitted to 10,550 ft.
It was permitted by Mwj Producing Company and has since transferred to Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Lower C/F Lime, Spraberry, Wichita-Albany, Dean.
Its 3 leases have reported 2.41K barrels of oil and 295K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in October 2025. The leases carry 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by MWJ Producing Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Spring, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 15,619 permits on file · (972) 598-8150
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc. |
| Production reports | Parsley Energy Operations, LLCthrough Nov 2020 |
| Latest permit | MWJ Producing CompanyNov 18, 1987 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,550
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 18, 1987
- last permit issued
- Nov 2, 1987
- completed
- 2.41K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 295K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 2, 1987
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 9, 2025
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barfield 8 -A- O-10-31499 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | 2 | 2.41K | 94.2K | Jan 1993 – Oct 2025 |
| Barfield 8 -A- G-10-172586 | Dewey Lake, S. (Strawn) | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 201K | Mar 1999 – Sep 2025 |
| Barfield 8 -A- O-10-30756 | Dewey Lake, S. (Strawn) | Limark Corporation | 2 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jul 1999 |
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.
- 1MWJ Producing CompanyJan 1993 → Jan 1996
- 2Limark CorporationFeb 1996 → Dec 2003
- 3Northstar Operating CompanyJan 2004 → Oct 2016
- 4DE Operating LLCNov 2016 → Apr 2017
- 5Parsley Energy Operations, LLCMay 2017 → Nov 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 338847-99 | Recompletion | MWJ Producing Company | Nov 16, 1987 | Nov 18, 1987 | — | 10,360 |
| 263420-99 | Drill | MWJ Producing Company | Dec 31, 1984 | Dec 31, 1984 | — | 10,550 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-10-172586 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-30756 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-30756 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-31499 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-31499 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,704 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,508 | 8,530 | Perforated |
| 10,048 | 10,264 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 412 | 17.5 | 400 S |
| 9.625 | 3,610 | 12.25 | 350 S |
| 7 | 8,310 | 8.75 | 600 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 | Jul 23, 1999 | Apr 9, 1999 | — |
| 00 | May 24, 1999 | Nov 23, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | May 24, 1999 | Jun 13, 1985 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 30, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 7, 1987 | Nov 23, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 2, 1987 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 16, 1986 | Jun 13, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jul 8, 1986 | Jun 13, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jun 25, 1986 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 5, 1985 | Jun 13, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jun 29, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-173-31774 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-173-31774 → 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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