WELL · 42-317-34076 · DISTRICT 8
Scharbauer C #8
Martin County · Lacaff (Dean) field · Vertical
Scharbauer C #8 (API 42-317-34076) is a plugged well in Martin County, plugged January 26, 2005, last operated by Vencer Energy LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 31, 1997, permitted to 9,700 ft.
It was permitted by Hanley Petroleum Inc. and has since transferred to Vencer Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Spraberry, Dean, Wolfcamp.
Its lease has reported 385K barrels of oil and 757K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in November 2023. The lease carries 12 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Hanley Petroleum Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Abilene, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 2, 2024 · 174 permits on file · (877) 449-6200
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Vencer Energy LLC |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough May 2008 |
| Latest permit | Hanley Petroleum Inc.Jan 31, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 31, 1997
- last permit issued
- Mar 26, 1997
- completed
- 385K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 757K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Nov 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 26, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 26, 2005
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; they carry 12 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scharbauer "C" O-10-23139 | Lacaff (Dean) | Vencer Energy, LLC | 12 | 385K | 757K | Jan 1993 – Nov 2023 |
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.
- 1Hanley Petroleum Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 1999
- 2Concho Resources Inc.Mar 1999 → Jun 2001
- 3Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Jul 2001 → Jun 2002
- 4Merit Energy CompanyJul 2002 → May 2008
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 458002-99 | Drill | Hanley Petroleum Inc. | Jan 30, 1997 | Jan 31, 1997 | Feb 24, 1997 | 9,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-23139 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,848 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,006 | 8,268 | Perforated |
| 8,517 | 8,866 | Perforated |
| 9,315 | 9,559 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.75 | 354 | 17.5 | 410 S |
| 8.625 | 5,205 | 11 | 700 S |
| 4.5 | 9,669 | 7.875 | 805 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 16, 1997 | Apr 10, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 3, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-317-34076 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-317-34076 → 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.
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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