WELL · 42-225-00430 · DISTRICT 3
W.T. Bruton Estate #8
Houston County · Ft. Trinidad (Lewisville a ) field · Vertical
W.T. Bruton Estate #8 (API 42-225-00430) is a plugged well in Houston County, plugged July 26, 2023, last operated by Empire Texas Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 30, 2013, permitted to 11,100 ft.
It was permitted by Treadstone Energy Partners, LLC and has since transferred to Empire Texas Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Lewisville, Buda, Georgetown.
Operator of record
Permitted by Treadstone Energy Partners, LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
The Woodlands, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 4, 2026 · 18 permits on file · (539) 444-8002
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Empire Texas Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Parten Operating Inc.through Dec 2002 |
| Latest permit | Treadstone Energy Partners, LLCAug 30, 2013 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,100
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 30, 2013
- last permit issued
- Aug 25, 2013
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 207
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 25, 2013
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 26, 2023
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W.T. Bruton Estate O-3-26317 | Ft. Trinidad (Lewisville "A") | Empire Texas Operating LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aug 2013 – Oct 2023 |
| Ft.trinidad Upper Glen Rose Unit G-3-32372 | Fort Trinidad (Glen Rose, Upper) | Treadstone Energy Partners, LLC | 1 | 0 | 207 | Jan 1993 – Aug 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.
- 1Parten Operating Inc.Oct 2001 → Dec 2002
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 767053-99 | Reclass | Treadstone Energy Partners, LLC | Jul 25, 2013 | Aug 30, 2013 | Jun 25, 2013 | 11,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-32372 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-26317 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 241 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Lewisville | 8,455 | -8,214 |
| Buda | 9,395 | -9,154 |
| Georgetown | 9,475 | -9,234 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,455 | 8,755 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,123 | 12.25 | 560 S |
| 2.875 | 10,697 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 11,095 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 11,100 | 8.75 | 800 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 19, 2014 | Sep 26, 2013 | Yes |
| 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 42-225-00430 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-225-00430 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 46.5K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 11.3M
- bbl, all reported
- Apr 2023
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000107041 | W-14 Disposal | Plugged Aug 17, 2023 | 22,000 | 2,500 | 8,455–8,755 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 46,529 · prior 12 339,019(-86%)
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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