WELL · 42-317-34176 · DISTRICT 8
Epley J. C. #8
Martin County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Epley J. C. #8 (API 42-317-34176) is a plugged well in Martin County, plugged May 26, 2021, last operated by Diamondback E&P LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 3, 1998, permitted to 9,500 ft.
It was permitted by Odessa Exploration, Inc. and has since transferred to Diamondback E&P LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Spraberry, Dean.
Its lease has reported 185K barrels of oil and 506K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 9 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Odessa Exploration, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · 5,231 permits on file · (855) 247-5920
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Diamondback E&P LLC |
| Production reports | Diamondback E&P LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Odessa Exploration, Inc.Apr 3, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 3, 1998
- last permit issued
- Jul 23, 1998
- completed
- 185K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 506K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 23, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 26, 2021
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 9 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epley, J. C. O-10-21446 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Diamondback E&P LLC | 9 | 185K | 506K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 3,247 · prior 12 2,243(+45%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Brown, Tom Inc.Jan 1993 → Jun 1995
- 2Odessa Exploration, Inc.Jul 1995 → Jul 2003
- 3Stallion Energy, Inc.Aug 2003 → Apr 2004
- 4Endeavor Energy Resources L.P.May 2004 → Sep 2016
- 5Guidon Energy Mgmt Services LLCOct 2016 → Dec 2020
- 6Diamondback E&P LLCJan 2021 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 474912-99 | Drill | Odessa Exploration, Inc. | Apr 1, 1998 | Apr 3, 1998 | Jun 19, 1998 | 9,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-21446 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,821 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,543 | 7,730 | Perforated |
| 8,173 | 8,410 | Perforated |
| 8,811 | 9,121 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.75 | 349 | 17.5 | 450 S |
| 5.5 | 9,400 | 7.875 | 1,100 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 | Nov 25, 1998 | Oct 14, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 29, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-317-34176 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-317-34176 → 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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