WELL · 42-227-34231 · DISTRICT 8
West Moore Unit #8
Howard County · Moore field · Vertical
West Moore Unit #8 (API 42-227-34231) is a permitted well in Howard County filed by Tanos Production, Inc.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 18, 1987, permitted to 3,600 ft.
It was permitted by Tanos Production, Inc. and has since transferred to Johnson Operating Company LLC. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Redbed.
Its lease has reported 9.44K barrels of oil and 200 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Johnson Operating Company LLC.
Permitted by Tanos Production, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 4, 2026 · (432) 301-6119
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Johnson Operating Company LLC. |
| Production reports | Millennium Resources, LPthrough Dec 2020 |
| Latest permit | Tanos Production, Inc.Nov 18, 1987 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 18, 1987
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 9.44K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 200
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnett -A- O-10-4461 | Moore | Johnson Operating Company, LLC. | 1 | 9.44K | 200 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Tanos Production, Inc.Jan 1993 → Dec 1994
- 2Big Springs Energy Group, Inc.Jan 1995 → Mar 1995
- 3Hartoil CorporationMay 1995 → Dec 1996
- 4Lynx Energy Company, Inc.Jan 1997 → Apr 2000
- 5Aroc (Texas) Inc.May 2000 → Mar 2002
- 6Millennium Resources, LLC.Apr 2002 → Jan 2006
- 7Millennium Resources, LPFeb 2006 → Dec 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 338963-99 | Drill | Tanos Production, Inc. | Nov 17, 1987 | Nov 18, 1987 | — | 3,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-4461 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,529 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Redbed | 1 | 2,528 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,076 | 3,094 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 220 | 11 | 125 S |
| 4.5 | 3,242 | 7.875 | 215 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 | Apr 19, 1989 | Mar 28, 1989 | — |
| 00 | Mar 4, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 8, 1988 | Nov 10, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 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 42-227-34231 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-34231 → 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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