WELL · 42-173-34871 · DISTRICT 8
E.D. Books 13 #8
Glasscock County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Producing · Vertical
E.D. Books 13 #8 (API 42-173-34871) is a well in Glasscock County operated by Apache Corporation, completed May 23, 2012 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 21, 2012, permitted to 10,600 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Wolfcamp, Strawn, Fusselman.
Its lease has reported 241K barrels of oil and 1.54M mcf of gas since October 2009, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 10 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 3, 2025
- Permits on file
- 9,756
- Phone
- (713) 954-5500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Apache Corporation |
| Production reports | Apache Corporationthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Apache CorporationMar 21, 2012 |
- 10,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 21, 2012
- last permit issued
- May 23, 2012
- completed
- 241K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.54M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2009 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 23, 2012
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 10 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E.D. Books 13 O-10-39641 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Apache Corporation | 10 | 241K | 1.54M | Oct 2009 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 34,987 · prior 12 33,150(+6%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 3,074 · prior 12 2,488(+24%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Mariner Energy, Inc.Oct 2009 → Nov 2010
- 2Apache CorporationDec 2010 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 735594-99 | Drill | Apache Corporation | Mar 7, 2012 | Mar 21, 2012 | Apr 4, 2012 | 10,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-39641 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,599 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,531 | 10,130 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 426 | 16 | 300 S |
| 8.625 | 3,190 | 11 | 615 S |
| 5.5 | 10,463 | 7.875 | 1,025 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 11, 2013 | Oct 23, 2012 | 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 42-173-34871 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-173-34871 → 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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