TEXAS · WELLS · KARNES COUNTY · KOTARA-RIDLEY UNIT LEASE · API 42-255-34659 · DISTRICT 02
Kotara-Ridley Unit #8H
Karnes County · Sugarkane (Eagle Ford) field · Shut In · Horizontal
Kotara-Ridley Unit #8H (API 42-255-34659) is a horizontal well in Karnes County operated by Devon Energy Production CO L.P., completed March 13, 2016 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in November 1, 2026.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued July 27, 2015, permitted to 12,347 ft.
It was permitted by Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc. and has since transferred to Devon Energy Production CO L.P. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Yegua, Queen City, Reklaw, Carrizo.
Its lease has reported 1.88M barrels of oil and 6.56M mcf of gas since March 2016, last reporting volume in April 2026. The lease carries 13 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Devon Energy Production Co L.P.
Permitted by Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Oklahoma City, OK
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 18, 2025
- Permits on file
- 9,266
- Phone
- (405) 235-3611
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Devon Energy Production Co L.P. |
| Production reports | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Jul 27, 2015 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,347
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 27, 2015
- last permit issued
- Mar 13, 2016
- completed
- 1.88M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 6.56M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2016 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 13, 2016
- Shut in
- Nov 1, 2026
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 13 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kotara-Ridley Unit O-2-11273 | Sugarkane (Eagle Ford) | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P. | 13 | 1.88M | 6.56M | Mar 2016 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 326,900 · prior 12 592,701(-45%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 43,194 · prior 12 101,691(-58%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Mar 2016 → Jan 2020
- 2Ovintiv USA Inc.Feb 2020 → Apr 2021
- 3Validus NRG Aquilas Assetco LLCMay 2021 → Aug 2022
- 4Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Sep 2022 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 807979-98 | Drill | Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc. | Aug 23, 2016 | Jul 27, 2015 | Sep 24, 2015 | 12,700 |
| 807979-99 | Drill | Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc. | Jun 30, 2015 | Jul 27, 2015 | Sep 25, 2015 | 12,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2016 | Kotara-Ridley Unit O-2-11273 | Sugarkane (Eagle Ford) | Devon Energy Production Co L.P. | Shut In · shut in Nov 1, 2026 | 12,347 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 320 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| YeguaYEGUA - DISPOSAL | 2,083 | -1,763 |
| Queen City | 4,353 | -4,033 |
| Reklaw | 4,673 | -4,353 |
| Carrizo | 4,751 | -4,431 |
| WilcoxWILCOX - DISPOSAL | 5,322 | -5,002 |
| Austin ChalkAUSTIN CHALK - H2S | 12,488 | -12,168 |
| Eagle FordEAGLE FORD - H2S | 12,686 | -12,366 |
| EdwardsEDWARDS - H2S | — | — |
| FrioFRIO - DISPOSAL | — | — |
| SligoSLIGO - H2S | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,788 | 17,188 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 4,102 | 12.25 | 1,245 S |
| 5.5 | 17,272 | 8.5 | 2,842 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Nov 16, 2016 | Jun 16, 2016 | Yes |
Well logs
1 log loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Jan 28, 2019. Gamma ray. These are the logs loaded into Petrora from the Railroad Commission's inventories, not necessarily every log run on the well. The RRC holds the files; each opens from its log search for the well. The kind is the RRC's description of the log; the interval is the one filed for it.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗| Logas described | Files | Intervalft, as filed | Datereceived | SizeMB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gamma RaySpans Wilcox, Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford | TIFF | 11,516 to 17,300 | Jan 28, 2019 | 8.11 |
"Spans" is by this well's own filed formation tops: a formation runs from its top to the next deeper top filed, and the deepest runs to the bottom of the log. Depths are measured along the wellbore, so on a horizontal the lateral counts in the formation it was landed in.
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 42-255-34659 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-255-34659 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search for it.
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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