WELL · 42-255-37129 · DISTRICT 2
Smith-Mellick-Scheele SA8 #8H
Karnes County · Horizontal
Smith-Mellick-Scheele Sa8 #8H (API 42-255-37129) is a permitted horizontal well in Karnes County filed by Marathon Oil EF LLC; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2021 and 2023, permitted to 22,000 ft.
Completion filings report 13 formation tops, including Cook Mountain, Sparta, Queen City, Reklaw.
Its lease has reported 177K barrels of oil and 233K mcf of gas since June 2023, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · 3,191 permits on file · (800) 332-9449
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Marathon Oil EF LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Marathon Oil EF LLCApr 20, 2023 |
- 22,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 20, 2023
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 177K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 233K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2023 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Surface location
28.859550, -98.028614
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Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Karnes County.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith-Mellick-Scheele SA8 O-2-12665 | Eagleville (Eagle Ford-2) | Marathon Oil EF LLC | 1 | 177K | 233K | Jun 2023 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 15,698 · prior 12 34,100(-54%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 11,341 · prior 12 63,362(-82%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Marathon Oil EF LLCAug 2023 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 889944-99 | Drill | Marathon Oil EF LLC | Apr 20, 2023 | Apr 20, 2023 | May 25, 2023 | 22,000 |
| 867922-99 | Drill | Marathon Oil EF LLC | Feb 24, 2021 | Mar 2, 2021 | — | 22,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-2-12665 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 458 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Cook Mountain | 2,375 | -1,917 |
| Sparta | 2,953 | -2,495 |
| Queen City | 3,211 | -2,753 |
| Reklaw | 3,811 | -3,353 |
| Carrizo | 4,383 | -3,925 |
| WilcoxWILCOX - DISPOSAL | 4,438 | -3,980 |
| Anacacho | 10,817 | -10,359 |
| Austin ChalkAUSTIN CHALK - H2S | 10,942 | -10,484 |
| Eagle FordEAGLE FORD - H2S | 11,171 | -10,713 |
| EdwardsEDWARDS - H2S | — | — |
| FrioFRIO - DISPOSAL | — | — |
| SligoSLIGO - H2S | — | — |
| YeguaYEGUA - DISPOSAL | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,554 | 17,099 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 5,585 | 12.25 | 1,367 S |
| 6 | 17,099 | 8.75 | 2,615 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 | Mar 8, 2024 | Feb 5, 2024 | — |
| 00 | Nov 16, 2023 | Oct 20, 2023 | — |
| 00 | Oct 13, 2023 | Oct 3, 2023 | 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 42-255-37129 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-255-37129 → 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.
Nearby wells and their tops
NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM
Draw a cross-section
This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.
Smith-Mellick-Scheele SA742-255-37128
0.0 KM · Marathon Oil EF LLC · Section with this well →
| Cook Mountain | 2,375 | -1,917 |
| Sparta | 2,953 | -2,495 |
| Queen City | 3,211 | -2,753 |
| Reklaw | 3,811 | -3,353 |
| Carrizo | 4,383 | -3,925 |
| Wilcox | 4,438 | -3,980 |
| Anacacho | 10,813 | -10,355 |
| Austin Chalk | 10,939 | -10,481 |
13 TOPS · FIRST 8
Smith-Mellick-Oxford Witte SA42-255-37130
0.0 KM · Marathon Oil EF LLC · Section with this well →
| Queen City | 3,211 | -2,753 |
| Reklaw | 3,811 | -3,353 |
| Carrizo | 4,383 | -3,925 |
| Wilcox | 4,438 | -3,980 |
| Austin Chalk | 10,947 | -10,489 |
| Eagle Ford | 11,178 | -10,720 |
| Yegua | — | |
| Edwards | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Smith-Mellick-Scheele SA642-255-37127
0.0 KM · Marathon Oil EF LLC · Section with this well →
| Cook Mountain | 2,375 | -1,916 |
| Sparta | 2,953 | -2,494 |
| Queen City | 3,211 | -2,752 |
| Reklaw | 3,811 | -3,352 |
| Carrizo | 4,383 | -3,924 |
| Wilcox | 4,438 | -3,979 |
| Anacacho | 10,807 | -10,348 |
| Austin Chalk | 10,941 | -10,482 |
12 TOPS · FIRST 8
Gideon Cazadores Henke-Oxford SA42-255-37066
0.1 KM · Marathon Oil EF LLC · Section with this well →
| Yegua | 1,422 | -960 |
| Queen City | 3,477 | -3,015 |
| Reklaw | 4,021 | -3,559 |
| Carrizo | 4,478 | -4,016 |
| Wilcox | 5,800 | -5,338 |
| Austin Chalk | 10,950 | -10,488 |
| Eagle Ford | 11,154 | -10,692 |
| Frio | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
G. Cazadores Henke-O. Witte SA742-255-37068
0.1 KM · Marathon Oil EF LLC · Section with this well →
| Yegua | 1,422 | -960 |
| Queen City | 3,477 | -3,015 |
| Reklaw | 4,021 | -3,559 |
| Carrizo | 4,478 | -4,016 |
| Wilcox | 5,800 | -5,338 |
| Austin Chalk | 10,989 | -10,527 |
| Eagle Ford | 11,201 | -10,739 |
| Frio | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
G. Cazadores Henke-O. Witte SA642-255-37067
0.1 KM · Marathon Oil EF LLC · Section with this well →
| Yegua | 1,422 | -960 |
| Queen City | 3,477 | -3,015 |
| Reklaw | 4,021 | -3,559 |
| Carrizo | 4,478 | -4,016 |
| Wilcox | 5,800 | -5,338 |
| Austin Chalk | 10,981 | -10,519 |
| Eagle Ford | 11,193 | -10,731 |
| Frio | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Gideon Cazadores Henke Unit42-255-37065
0.1 KM · Marathon Oil EF LLC · Section with this well →
| Yegua | 1,422 | -960 |
| Queen City | 3,477 | -3,015 |
| Reklaw | 4,021 | -3,559 |
| Carrizo | 4,478 | -4,016 |
| Wilcox | 5,800 | -5,338 |
| Austin Chalk | 10,973 | -10,511 |
| Eagle Ford | 11,188 | -10,726 |
| Sligo | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Smith-Mellick-Scheele SA542-255-37126
0.3 KM · Marathon Oil EF LLC · Section with this well →
| Yegua | 1,293 | -827 |
| Queen City | 3,393 | -2,927 |
| Reklaw | 3,977 | -3,511 |
| Carrizo | 4,330 | -3,864 |
| Wilcox | 5,933 | -5,467 |
| Austin Chalk | 10,953 | -10,487 |
| Eagle Ford | 11,169 | -10,703 |
| Sligo | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
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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