TEXAS · WELLS · MARTIN COUNTY · RUFUS LEASE · API 42-317-38838 · DISTRICT 7B
Rufus #8
Martin County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Producing · Vertical
Rufus #8 (API 42-317-38838) is a well in Martin County operated by Ovintiv USA Inc., completed January 10, 2014 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 9, 2013, permitted to 10,484 ft.
It was permitted by Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. and has since transferred to Ovintiv USA Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Spraberry, Dean, Wolfcamp, Strawn.
Its lease has reported 333K barrels of oil and 237K mcf of gas since June 2007, last reporting volume in January 2026. The lease carries 8 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Denver, CO
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 12, 2025
- Permits on file
- 1,391
- Phone
- (720) 876-5176
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Ovintiv USA Inc. |
| Production reports | Ovintiv USA Inc.through Jan 2026 |
| Latest permit | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.Aug 9, 2013 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,484
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 9, 2013
- last permit issued
- Jan 10, 2014
- completed
- 333K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 237K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2007 THROUGH Jan 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 10, 2014
- Shut in
- —
- 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 8 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rufus O-10-38377 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Ovintiv USA Inc. | 8 | 333K | 237K | Jun 2007 – Jan 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 2,961 · prior 12 9,581(-69%)
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.
- 1Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.Jul 2007 → May 2017
- 2Petrolegacy Energy II, LLCJun 2017 → May 2023
- 3Ovintiv USA Inc.Jun 2023 → Jan 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 767839-99 | Drill | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | Aug 7, 2013 | Aug 9, 2013 | Oct 19, 2013 | 10,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 2014 | Rufus O-10-38377 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Ovintiv USA Inc. | Producing | 10,484 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,706 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,224 | 10,330 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 371 | 17.5 | 440 S |
| 8.625 | 4,581 | 11 | 740 S |
| 4.5 | 10,484 | 7.875 | 1,110 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Sep 22, 2014 | May 2, 2014 | Yes |
Well logs
1 log loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Oct 7, 2014. Neutron. These are the logs loaded into Petrora from the Railroad Commission's inventories, not necessarily every log run on the well. The RRC holds the files; each opens from its log search for the well. The kind is the RRC's description of the log; the interval is the one filed for it.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗| Logas described | Files | Intervalft, as filed | Datereceived | SizeMB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEUTRON POROSITYSpans Spraberry, Dean, Wolfcamp, Strawn, Atoka | TIFF | 3,900 to 10,384 | Oct 7, 2014run Nov 7, 2013 | 5.50 |
"Spans" is by this well's own filed formation tops: a formation runs from its top to the next deeper top filed, and the deepest runs to the bottom of the log. Depths are measured along the wellbore, so on a horizontal the lateral counts in the formation it was landed in.
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 42-317-38838 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-317-38838 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search for it. The University Lands library has no per-well link: then paste it into its 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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