WELL · 42-355-05788 · DISTRICT 4
Walton W. W. #8
Nueces County · Saxet ( 2 400) field · Vertical
Walton W. W. #8 (API 42-355-05788) is a plugged well in Nueces County, plugged April 29, 2014, last operated by Virtex Operating Company Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 5, 1997, permitted to 4,926 ft.
It was permitted by Virtex Petroleum Company, Inc. and has since transferred to Virtex Operating Company Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its 2 leases have reported 21.6K barrels of oil and 19 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in October 2023. The leases carry 7 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Virtex Petroleum Company, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Corpus Christ, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 6, 2024 · 170 permits on file · (361) 299-9790
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Virtex Operating Company Inc. |
| Production reports | Virtex Operating Company, Inc.through Aug 2014 |
| Latest permit | Virtex Petroleum Company, Inc.Nov 5, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,926
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 5, 1997
- last permit issued
- May 13, 1987
- completed
- 21.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 19
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 13, 1987
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 29, 2014
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 7 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walton, W. W. O-4-2527 | Saxet | Virtex Operating Company, Inc. | 6 | 21.6K | 19 | Jan 1993 – Oct 2023 |
| Walton, W. W. G-4-166004 | Saxet ( 2,400) | Virtex Operating Company, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1996 – Apr 2014 |
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.
- 1Virtex Petroleum Company, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jan 2008
- 2Virtex Operating Company, Inc.Feb 2008 → Aug 2014
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 469040-99 | Recompletion | Virtex Petroleum Company, Inc. | Oct 21, 1997 | Nov 5, 1997 | May 12, 1987 | 4,926 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-166004 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-2527 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-2527 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,398 | 2,402 | Perforated |
| 2,402 | 2,406 | Perforated |
| 2,403 | 2,406 | Perforated |
| — | 3,648 | Perforated |
| — | 4,270 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 921 | 12.25 | 315 S |
| 9.625 | 921 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 4,922 | 7.875 | 485 S |
| 5.5 | 4,922 | — | — |
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 | Mar 31, 1998 | Jan 5, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 25, 1998 | Jan 5, 1998 | — |
| 00 | Jan 27, 1998 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 11, 1964 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 10, 1964 | — |
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 42-355-05788 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-355-05788 → 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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