WELL · 42-253-35267 · DISTRICT 7
Gem #8
Jones County · Hamlin (Swastika) field · Shut IN · Vertical
Gem #8 (API 42-253-35267) is a well in Jones County operated by D.J. & T. Energy, completed November 12, 2012 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 11, 2012, permitted to 3,700 ft.
It was permitted by Tahoe Exploration Inc. and has since transferred to D.J. & T. Energy on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Swastika, Cisco.
Its lease has reported 1.63K barrels of oil since November 2012, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Tahoe Exploration Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Abilene, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 4, 2026 · 10 permits on file · (325) 370-4947
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | D.J. & T. Energy |
| Production reports | Tahoe Exploration Inc.through Aug 2015 |
| Latest permit | Tahoe Exploration Inc.May 11, 2012 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 11, 2012
- last permit issued
- Nov 12, 2012
- completed
- 1.63K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2012 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 12, 2012
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gem O-8-31956 | Hamlin (Swastika) | D.J. & T. Energy | 1 | 1.63K | 0 | Nov 2012 – 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.
- 1Tahoe Exploration Inc.Nov 2012 → Aug 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 739532-99 | Drill | Tahoe Exploration Inc. | Apr 30, 2012 | May 11, 2012 | Sep 1, 2012 | 3,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-31956 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,716 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Swastika | 3,268 | -1,552 |
| CiscoLOWER CISCO SAND | 3,450 | -1,734 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,268 | 3,270 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 118 | 12.25 | 80 S |
| 5.5 | 3,644 | 7.875 | 125 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 | Nov 2, 2016 | Oct 24, 2016 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 12, 2016 | Mar 23, 2016 | Yes |
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 42-253-35267 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-253-35267 → 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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