TEXAS · WELLS · MARTIN COUNTY · RIESLING LEASE · API 42-317-38037 · DISTRICT 7B
Riesling #8
Martin County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Shut In · Vertical
Riesling #8 (API 42-317-38037) is a well in Martin County operated by Diamondback E&P LLC, completed February 7, 2014 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in April 1, 2025.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 8, 2012, permitted to 10,500 ft.
It was permitted by W&T Offshore, Inc. and has since transferred to Diamondback E&P LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Clear Fork, Spraberry, Dean, Wolfcamp.
Its lease has reported 295K barrels of oil and 311K mcf of gas since March 2009, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 9 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by W&T Offshore, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- May 4, 2026
- Permits on file
- 5,243
- Phone
- (432) 221-7400
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 | W&T Offshore, Inc.Aug 8, 2012 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 8, 2012
- last permit issued
- Feb 7, 2014
- completed
- 295K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 311K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2009 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 7, 2014
- Shut in
- Apr 1, 2025
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riesling O-10-39515 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Diamondback E&P LLC | 9 | 295K | 311K | Mar 2009 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 5,193 · prior 12 4,114(+26%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 7,899 · prior 12 6,749(+17%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Opal Resources Operating Co.,llcMar 2009 → Apr 2011
- 2W&T Offshore, Inc.May 2011 → Dec 2014
- 3Ajax Resources, LLCJan 2015 → Oct 2018
- 4Diamondback E&P LLCNov 2018 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 745455-99 | Drill | W&T Offshore, Inc. | Jul 26, 2012 | Aug 8, 2012 | Sep 5, 2012 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 2014 | Riesling O-10-39515 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Diamondback E&P LLC | Shut In · shut in Apr 1, 2025 | 10,500 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,913 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,070 | 10,126 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 402 | 17.5 | 380 S |
| 8.625 | 5,382 | 11 | 600 S |
| 5.5 | 10,500 | 7.875 | 950 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 | Feb 26, 2015 | Jan 15, 2015 | — |
| 00 | Nov 5, 2013 | Aug 27, 2013 | — |
| 00 | Nov 4, 2013 | Dec 13, 2012 | 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 42-317-38037 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-317-38037 → 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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