WELL · 42-365-33898 · DISTRICT 6
Holcombe #8
Panola County · Bethany (Cotton Valley) field · Producing · Vertical
Holcombe #8 (API 42-365-33898) is a well in Panola County operated by Xto Energy Inc., completed April 27, 1998 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued March 6, 1998, permitted to 10,000 ft.
It was permitted by Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler and has since transferred to Xto Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including BMA, Rodessa, James Lime, Pettit.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Spring, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 16,156 permits on file · (832) 625-1100
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | XTO Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | XTO Energy Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Sonat Exploration Company -TylerMar 6, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 6, 1998
- last permit issued
- Apr 27, 1998
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 216K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1998 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 27, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holcombe G-6-168588 | Bethany (Cotton Valley) | XTO Energy Inc. | 1 | 0 | 216K | Apr 1998 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 9,895 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Sonat Exploration Company -TylerApr 1998 → Dec 1999
- 2EL Paso Production CompanyJan 2000 → Mar 2002
- 3Hunt Petroleum CorporationApr 2002 → Jan 2004
- 4XTO Energy Inc.Sep 2009 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 474112-98 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Mar 16, 1998 | Mar 6, 1998 | Mar 13, 1998 | 10,000 |
| 474112-99 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Mar 6, 1998 | Mar 6, 1998 | — | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-168588 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 242 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| BMA | 5,147 | -4,905 |
| Rodessa | 5,163 | -4,921 |
| James LimeJAMES | 5,640 | -5,398 |
| Pettit | 5,924 | -5,682 |
| Travis Peak | 6,250 | -6,008 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY 'B' | 8,193 | -7,951 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,782 | 9,824 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 998 | 12.25 | 375 S |
| 4.5 | 9,960 | 7.875 | 1,775 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 | Jul 15, 1998 | May 13, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 2, 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 42-365-33898 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-365-33898 → 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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