WELL · 42-179-31552 · DISTRICT 10
Vaniman F. A. #8
Gray County · Panhandle Gray County Field field · Vertical
Vaniman F. A. #8 (API 42-179-31552) is a well in Gray County operated by Red Line Company Ltd., completed December 22, 1983.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 31, 1983, permitted to 3,500 ft.
It was permitted by Petroleum International, Inc. and has since transferred to Red Line Company Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Brown Dolomite, Dolomite, Granite Wash, Weathered Granite.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Petroleum International, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Pampa, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 1 permits on file · (806) 669-8743
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Red Line Company Ltd. |
| Production reports | Red Line Company, Ltd.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Petroleum International, Inc.Oct 31, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 31, 1983
- last permit issued
- Dec 22, 1983
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 310K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 22, 1983
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaniman, F. A. G-14-131738 | Panhandle, West | Red Line Company, Ltd. | 1 | 0 | 310K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 2,310 · prior 12 1,390(+66%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Petroleum International, Inc.Jan 1993 → Mar 1993
- 2McMahon Operating Co., L.C.Apr 1993 → Dec 2004
- 3WO Operating CompanyJan 2005 → Dec 2009
- 4Red Line Company, Ltd.Jan 2010 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 219262-99 | Drill | Petroleum International, Inc. | Oct 17, 1983 | Oct 31, 1983 | Nov 9, 1983 | 3,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-14-131738 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,277 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Brown Dolomite | 2,710 | 567 |
| Dolomite | 2,930 | 347 |
| Granite Wash | 2,995 | 282 |
| Weathered Granite | 3,260 | 17 |
| Granite Wash | 3,400 | -123 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,776 | 3,356 | Perforated |
| 3,356 | 2,776 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 636 | 12.25 | 250 S |
| 5.5 | 3,399 | 7.875 | 150 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 | Sep 13, 1989 | Aug 22, 1989 | — |
| 00 | Sep 12, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 9, 1984 | Jan 23, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Feb 8, 1984 | Jan 23, 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 42-179-31552 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-179-31552 → 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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