WELL · 42-365-34640 · DISTRICT 6
Black C. O. #8
Panola County · Bethany (Cotton Valley) field · Vertical
Black C. O. #8 (API 42-365-34640) is a well in Panola County operated by Hunt Petroleum Corporation, completed June 11, 2001.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 14, 2001, permitted to 9,900 ft.
It was permitted by El Paso Production Company and has since transferred to Hunt Petroleum Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Pettit, Travis Peak, Cotton Valley, Taylor.
Its 2 leases have reported 26.7K barrels of oil and 713K mcf of gas since June 2001, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by EL Paso Production Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 16, 2008
- Permits on file
- 252
- Phone
- (214) 880-8800
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hunt Petroleum Corporation |
| Production reports | XTO Energy Inc.through Nov 2016 |
| Latest permit | EL Paso Production CompanyMar 14, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,900
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 14, 2001
- last permit issued
- Jun 11, 2001
- completed
- 26.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 713K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2001 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 11, 2001
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black, C. O. G-6-209959 | Bethany (Cotton Valley) | XTO Energy Inc. | 1 | 0 | 456K | Jan 2005 – Jul 2026 |
| Black, C. O. O-6-14116 | Bethany (Cotton Valley) | Hunt Petroleum Corporation | 1 | 26.7K | 257K | Jun 2001 – Sep 2005 |
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.
- 1EL Paso Production CompanyJun 2001 → Mar 2002
- 2Hunt Petroleum CorporationApr 2002 → Nov 2008
- 3XTO Energy Inc.Dec 2008 → Nov 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 506507-99 | Drill | EL Paso Production Company | Mar 14, 2001 | Mar 14, 2001 | Mar 29, 2001 | 9,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-209959 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-6-14116 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 250 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pettit | 5,800 | -5,550 |
| Travis Peak | 6,250 | -6,000 |
| Cotton Valley | 6,300 | -6,050 |
| Cotton Valley | 6,400 | -6,150 |
| Taylor | 9,550 | -9,300 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,310 | 6,344 | Perforated |
| 6,310 | 9,344 | Perforated |
| 8,542 | 8,908 | Perforated |
| 9,245 | 9,250 | Perforated |
| 9,601 | 9,745 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.75 | 1,018 | 14.75 | 600 S |
| 11.75 | 1,038 | 14.75 | 600 S |
| 4.5 | 9,865 | 7.875 | 2,200 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 | Oct 17, 2005 | Apr 25, 2005 | — |
| 00 | Aug 10, 2005 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 19, 2001 | Oct 5, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 30, 2001 | — | — |
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 42-365-34640 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-365-34640 → 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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