WELL · 42-289-31894 · DISTRICT 5
Fossil Wildman Trust Unit No. 3 #8H
Leon County · Hilltop Resort (Glen Rose 8498) field · Producing · Horizontal
Fossil Wildman Trust Unit NO. 3 #8H (API 42-289-31894) is a horizontal well in Leon County operated by Contrast Energy LLC, completed March 2, 2011 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued September 15, 2010, permitted to 8,700 ft.
It was permitted by Gastar Exploration Texas, LP and has since transferred to Contrast Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Navarro, Buda, Edwards.
Its lease has reported 48.2K barrels of oil and 8.87K mcf of gas since March 2011, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Gastar Exploration Texas, LP; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Tulsa, OK · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · (800) 251-3098
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Contrast Energy LLC |
| Production reports | Contrast Energy, LLCthrough Jun 2025 |
| Latest permit | Gastar Exploration Texas, LPSep 15, 2010 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,700
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 15, 2010
- last permit issued
- Mar 2, 2011
- completed
- 48.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 8.87K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2011 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 2, 2011
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fossil Wildman Trust Unit No. 3 O-5-3941 | Hilltop Resort (Glen Rose 8498) | Contrast Energy, LLC | 1 | 48.2K | 8.87K | Mar 2011 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 25 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Gastar Exploration Texas, LPMar 2011 → Sep 2013
- 2Fossil Operating, Inc.Oct 2013 → Sep 2016
- 3Rivershore Operating LLCOct 2016 → Aug 2020
- 4Contrast Energy, LLCSep 2020 → Jun 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 702207-98 | Drill | Gastar Exploration Texas, LP | Oct 21, 2010 | Sep 15, 2010 | Nov 11, 2010 | 8,700 |
| 702207-99 | Drill | Gastar Exploration Texas, LP | Sep 15, 2010 | Sep 15, 2010 | — | 8,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-5-3941 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 498 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,346 | 13,171 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,830 | 12.25 | 1,060 S |
| 7 | 7,900 | 8.75 | 360 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 | Aug 30, 2011 | Jun 1, 2011 | — |
| 00 | Jun 22, 2011 | Mar 24, 2011 | 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 42-289-31894 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-289-31894 → 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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