WELL · 42-275-31738 · DISTRICT 9
Albus Unit #8A
Knox County · Bobby B (Tann) field · Vertical
Albus Unit #8A (API 42-275-31738) is a plugged well in Knox County, plugged June 27, 2012, last operated by Bitter Creek Petroleum CO..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 20, 1985, permitted to 2,600 ft.
It was permitted by Ausanka Oil Operations and has since transferred to Bitter Creek Petroleum CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Dothan Lime, Tannehill.
Its lease has reported 299 barrels of oil and 882 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in October 2012.
Operator of record
Permitted by Ausanka Oil Operations; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Knox City, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · (940) 203-2398
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bitter Creek Petroleum Co. |
| Production reports | Whitfield Energythrough Mar 1998 |
| Latest permit | Ausanka Oil OperationsDec 20, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 20, 1985
- last permit issued
- Jan 23, 1986
- completed
- 299
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 882
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 23, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 27, 2012
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albus Unit O-13-26086 | Bobby B (Tann) | Bitter Creek Petroleum Co. | 1 | 299 | 882 | Jan 1993 – Oct 2012 |
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.
- 1Ausanka Oil OperationsJan 1993 → Apr 1993
- 2Farmer, Lewis & HaydenMay 1993 → Mar 1994
- 3Whitfield EnergyDec 1997 → Mar 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 293860-99 | Drill | Ausanka Oil Operations | Dec 19, 1985 | Dec 20, 1985 | — | 2,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-26086 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,468 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Dothan Lime | 2,084 | -616 |
| TannehillTANNEHILL SAND | 2,270 | -802 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,270 | 2,282 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 112 | 12.25 | 120 S |
| 4.5 | 2,373 | 7.875 | 275 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 13, 1986 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 12, 1986 | Jan 29, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 4, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-275-31738 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-275-31738 → 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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