TEXAS · WELLS · PANOLA COUNTY · PAYNE LEASE · API 42-365-34860 · DISTRICT 06
Payne #8
Panola County · Carthage North (Cotton Valley) field · Vertical
Payne #8 (API 42-365-34860) is a plugged well in Panola County, plugged September 4, 2025, last operated by Tgnr East Texas II LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 24, 2002, permitted to 10,500 ft.
It was permitted by Samson Lone Star LP and has since transferred to Tgnr East Texas II LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Base Anhydrite, Pettit, Rodessa, Travis Peak.
Its lease has reported 519 barrels of oil and 291K mcf of gas since April 2003, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Samson Lone Star LP; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 18, 2026
- Permits on file
- 162
- Phone
- (346) 308-2250
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | TGNR East Texas II LLC |
| Production reports | TGNR East Texas II LLCthrough Aug 2020 |
| Latest permit | Samson Lone Star LPJul 24, 2002 |
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
- Jul 24, 2002
- last permit issued
- Apr 16, 2003
- completed
- 519
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 291K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2003 THROUGH Aug 2020
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 16, 2003
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 4, 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payne G-6-194743 | Carthage, North (Cotton Valley) | TGNR East Texas II LLC | 1 | 519 | 291K | Apr 2003 – Aug 2020 |
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.
- 1Samson Lone Star LPApr 2003 → Jun 2007
- 2Samson Lone Star, LLCJul 2007 → Aug 2014
- 3Rockcliff Energy Operating LLCOct 2017 → Aug 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 522155-99 | Drill | Samson Lone Star LP | Jul 24, 2002 | Jul 24, 2002 | Dec 1, 2002 | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 2003 | Payne G-6-194743 | Carthage North (Cotton Valley) | TGNR East Texas II LLC | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 280 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Base Anhydrite | 4,926 | -4,646 |
| Pettit | 5,737 | -5,457 |
| Rodessa | 5,991 | -5,711 |
| Travis Peak | 6,068 | -5,788 |
| Cotton Valley | 8,198 | -7,918 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,554 | 9,773 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 215 | — | — |
| — | 1,512 | 11 | 440 S |
| 4.5 | 9,848 | 7.875 | 1,605 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 | Jun 20, 2003 | May 22, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 6, 2003 | — | — |
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 42-365-34860 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-365-34860 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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