WELL · 42-301-30294 · DISTRICT 8
Red Bluff 8 #1
Loving County · Red Bluff (Wolfcamp) field · Vertical
Red Bluff 8 #1 (API 42-301-30294) is a plugged well in Loving County, plugged May 22, 1995, last operated by American Exploration Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1981 and 2009, permitted to 12,800 ft.
It was permitted by Rki Exploration & Production LLC and has since transferred to American Exploration Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Delaware, Bone Spring, Wolfcamp.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit, with 2.97M barrels injected in the 12 months reported through April 2025.
Operator of record
Permitted by RKI Exploration & Production LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 1, 1997 · 575 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | American Exploration Company |
| Production reports | American Exploration Companythrough Feb 1995 |
| Latest permit | RKI Exploration & Production LLCDec 10, 2009 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,800
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 10, 2009
- last permit issued
- Jun 28, 1981
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 50K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 28, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 22, 1995
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Bluff 8 O-10-43197 | Red Bluff (Consolidated) | Stateline Water, LLC | 2 | 0 | 0 | Jun 2013 – Jul 2026 |
| Red Bluff 8 O-10-40026 | Red Bluff (Brushy Canyon) | RKI Exploration & Production LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Apr 2010 – Oct 2013 |
| Red Bluff "8" G-10-94413 | Red Bluff (Wolfcamp) | American Exploration Company | 1 | 0 | 50K | Jan 1993 – Oct 1996 |
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.
- 1American Exploration CompanyJan 1993 → Feb 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 688296-99 | Reenter | RKI Exploration & Production LLC | Dec 7, 2009 | Dec 10, 2009 | Sep 11, 2009 | 10,000 |
| 109867-99 | Drill | Union Texas Petroleum Corp. | Feb 27, 1981 | Feb 27, 1981 | Mar 25, 1981 | 12,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-10-94413 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-40026 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-43197 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,930 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| DelawareDELAWARE SANDS | 3,349 | -419 |
| Bone Spring | 7,118 | -4,188 |
| WolfcampWOLFCAMP A | 11,712 | -8,782 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,186 | 4,290 | Perforated |
| 4,291 | 4,500 | Perforated |
| 8,821 | 9,340 | Perforated |
| 11,712 | 12,180 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,200 | 17.5 | 825 S |
| 9.625 | 3,335 | 12.25 | 1,320 S |
| 2.875 | 11,070 | — | — |
| 7 | 11,510 | 8.75 | 1,875 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 | Sep 6, 2017 | Jul 12, 2017 | — |
| 00 | Oct 10, 2013 | Apr 19, 2010 | — |
| 00 | Aug 17, 2010 | Apr 19, 2010 | — |
| 00 | Jul 15, 2010 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 20, 1981 | — |
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 42-301-30294 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-301-30294 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. then paste it into their search.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 2.97M
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 50.1M
- bbl, all reported
- Apr 2025
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000100957 | H-1 Injection | Active | 25,000 | 1,700 | 3,400–4,500 |
| 000107265 | W-14 Disposal | Canceled Jul 3, 2013 | 25,000 | 4,475 | 8,950–9,450 |
| 000107620 | H-1 Injection | Canceled Jul 17, 2013 | 25,000 | 1,700 | 3,400–4,500 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 2,969,697 · prior 12 3,176,822(-7%)
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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