WELL · 42-203-31827 · DISTRICT 6
Waskom Bearden Sand Unit #8A
Harrison County · Vertical
Waskom Bearden Sand Unit #8A (API 42-203-31827) is a permitted well in Harrison County filed by Hopewell Operating, Inc.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1989 and 2007, permitted to 6,500 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Blossom, Paluxy, Massive Anhydrite (marker), BMA.
Its 2 leases have reported 57.5K barrels of oil and 654K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 10 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Shreveport, LA · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 118 permits on file · (800) 256-2390
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Shelby, Michael H.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Hopewell Operating, Inc.Apr 26, 2007 |
- 6,500
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Apr 26, 2007
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 57.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 654K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- 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 2 leases 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waskom Bearden Sand Unit O-6-1886 | Waskom (Bearden Sand) | Shelby, Michael H. | 9 | 36.3K | 76.1K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Wellborn Heirs O-6-12685 | Waskom (Wellborn Sand) | Shelby, Michael H. | 1 | 21.2K | 577K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 670 · prior 12 847(-21%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1RBD-Shelby AgencyJan 1993 → Aug 1993
- 2Shelby, Michael H.Sep 1993 → Apr 2026
- 3Hopewell Operating, Inc.Feb 1994 → Apr 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 636929-99 | Recompletion | Hopewell Operating, Inc. | Apr 11, 2007 | Apr 26, 2007 | Nov 9, 2006 | 6,300 |
| 628728-99 | Recompletion | Hopewell Operating, Inc. | Nov 8, 2006 | Nov 9, 2006 | — | 6,300 |
| 364570-99 | Drill | RBD-Shelby Agency | Sep 29, 1989 | Sep 29, 1989 | — | 6,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-6-1886 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-6-12685 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 233 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Blossom | 1,900 | -1,667 |
| Paluxy | 2,622 | -2,389 |
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 4,482 | -4,249 |
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)BASE MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 4,815 | -4,582 |
| BMA | 4,815 | -4,582 |
| Sligo | 5,552 | -5,319 |
| Travis Peak | 5,900 | -5,667 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,071 | 6,079 | Perforated |
| 6,082 | 6,086 | Perforated |
| 6,162 | 6,190 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 324 | 12.25 | 210 S |
| 5.5 | 6,281 | 7.875 | 1,625 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 | May 22, 2007 | Apr 10, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | May 9, 2007 | — | — |
| 00 | May 16, 1990 | Jan 26, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | May 11, 1990 | — | — |
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 42-203-31827 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-203-31827 → 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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