WELL · 42-195-30779 · DISTRICT 10
Thorndyke Ruth #2-8
Hansford County · Horizon (Cleveland) field · Vertical
Thorndyke Ruth #2-8 (API 42-195-30779) is a plugged well in Hansford County, plugged December 12, 2008, last operated by Linn Operating Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 27, 1981, permitted to 6,600 ft.
It was permitted by Horizon Oil & Gas CO. Of Texas and has since transferred to Linn Operating Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 5.97K barrels of oil and 96.6K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2013. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Horizon Oil & Gas Co. of Texas; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 8, 2019 · 1,401 permits on file · (281) 840-4000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Linn Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | EL Paso Production Companythrough Apr 2003 |
| Latest permit | Horizon Oil & Gas Co. of TexasJan 27, 1981 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 27, 1981
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 5.97K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 96.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2013
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 12, 2008
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thorndyke, Ruth O-14-3822 | Horizon (Cleveland) | Linn Operating, Inc. | 2 | 5.97K | 96.6K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2013 |
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.
- 1Horizon Oil & Gas Co.Jan 1993 → Dec 1994
- 2Sonat Exploration Company-MCRJan 1995 → Dec 1999
- 3EL Paso Production CompanyJan 2000 → Apr 2003
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 107924-99 | Drill | Horizon Oil & Gas Co. of Texas | Jan 27, 1981 | Jan 27, 1981 | — | 6,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-14-3822 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,442 | 6,462 | Perforated |
| — | 6,462 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 306 | 7.875 | 200 S |
| 8.625 | 1,524 | 11 | 900 S |
| 2.375 | 6,455 | — | — |
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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 27, 1981 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 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 42-195-30779 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-195-30779 → 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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