WELL · 42-187-32983 · DISTRICT 1
Manford #8
Guadalupe County · Darst Creek (Buda) field · Vertical
Manford #8 (API 42-187-32983) is a plugged well in Guadalupe County, plugged June 24, 2003, last operated by Caltex Energy CO..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 9, 1985, permitted to 2,750 ft.
It was permitted by Voigt, Henry M. and has since transferred to Caltex Energy CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Taylor, Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 4.1K barrels of oil and 12.7K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2022. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Voigt, Henry M.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Luling, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 7, 2011
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Caltex Energy Co. |
| Production reports | Caltex Energy Co.through Dec 1999 |
| Latest permit | Voigt, Henry M.Apr 9, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,750
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 9, 1985
- last permit issued
- Jul 7, 1988
- completed
- 4.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 12.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2022
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 7, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 24, 2003
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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manford O-1-5821 | Darst Creek (Buda) | Caltex Energy Co. | 4 | 4.1K | 12.7K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2022 |
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.
- 1Alegrar Oil & Gas, Inc.Jan 1993 → Mar 1993
- 2Serra Energy, Inc.Jun 1993 → Apr 1997
- 3Axis Energy CorporationMay 1997 → Jul 1999
- 4Caltex Energy Co.Oct 1999 → Dec 1999
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 271639-99 | Drill | Voigt, Henry M. | Apr 4, 1985 | Apr 9, 1985 | — | 2,750 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-5821 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,410 | 2,476 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | 2,466 | 7.875 | 154 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, 1988 | Jul 25, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 23, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-187-32983 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-187-32983 → 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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