WELL · 42-311-36271 · DISTRICT 1
Forrest Wheeler 8 #8H
McMullen County · Horizontal
Forrest Wheeler 8 #8H (API 42-311-36271) is a permitted horizontal well in Mcmullen County filed by Bpx Operating Company; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2014 and 2025, permitted to 14,000 ft.
Completion filings report 12 formation tops, including Sparta, Queen City, Wilcox, Escondido.
Operator of record
Denver, CO · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 1,575 permits on file · (720) 439-5104
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | BPX Operating Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | BPX Operating CompanyMay 1, 2025 |
- 14,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 1, 2025
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.53M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2014 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forrest Wheeler 8 G-1-276684 | Hawkville (Eagleford Shale) | BPX Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 1.53M | Nov 2014 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 37,601 · prior 12 47,950(-22%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1BHP Billiton Pet(txla OP) CoMar 2015 → Jul 2019
- 2BPX Operating CompanyAug 2019 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 907633-99 | Recompletion | BPX Operating Company | Apr 28, 2025 | May 1, 2025 | — | 12,238 |
| 794979-99 | Drill | BHP Billiton Pet(txla OP) Co | Aug 26, 2014 | Sep 19, 2014 | Nov 1, 2014 | 14,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-1-276684 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 359 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Sparta | 2,404 | -2,045 |
| Queen City | 2,693 | -2,334 |
| WilcoxWILCOX - DISPOSAL | 4,324 | -3,965 |
| Escondido | 8,644 | -8,285 |
| Navarro | 8,644 | -8,285 |
| Olmos | 9,644 | -9,285 |
| Anacacho | 11,438 | -11,079 |
| Austin Chalk | 11,837 | -11,478 |
| Eagle FordEAGLE FORD - H2S | 11,925 | -11,566 |
| CatahoulaCATAHOULA - DISPOSAL | — | — |
| FrioFRIO - DISPOSAL | — | — |
| YeguaYEGUA - DISPOSAL | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,123 | 17,026 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 5,480 | 12.25 | 1,499 S |
| 5.5 | 10,912 | 8.75 | 1,888 S |
| 4.5 | 17,142 | 6.75 | 1,888 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 | May 2, 2025 | Apr 7, 2025 | — |
| 00 | Aug 7, 2015 | Apr 14, 2015 | Yes |
| 00 | May 22, 2015 | Jan 29, 2015 | 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 42-311-36271 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-311-36271 → 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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