TEXAS · WELLS · REAGAN COUNTY · STATE EIGHT LEASE · API 42-383-31667 · DISTRICT 6E
State Eight #3
Reagan County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
State Eight #3 (API 42-383-31667) is a plugged well in Reagan County, plugged October 15, 1993, last operated by BC Operating Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1980 and 1982, permitted to 8,250 ft.
It was permitted by Saxon Oil Company and has since transferred to BC Operating Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including T/Upper Sparyberry, T/Lower Sprayberry, T/Jo Mill, B/Sprayberry.
Its lease has reported 3.79K barrels of oil and 13.7K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in August 2003. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Saxon Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 11, 2026
- Permits on file
- 368
- Phone
- (432) 684-9696
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | BC Operating, Inc.through Feb 1997 |
| Latest permit | Saxon Oil CompanyMar 24, 1982 |
- 8,250
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 24, 1982
- last permit issued
- Aug 6, 1980
- completed
- 3.79K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 13.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2003
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 6, 1980
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 15, 1993
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Eight O-9-8459 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | BC Operating, Inc. | 2 | 3.79K | 13.7K | Jan 1993 – Aug 2003 |
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.
- 1Hallwood Energy CorporationJan 1993 → Oct 1993
- 2BC Operating, Inc.Nov 1993 → Feb 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 156294-99 | Drill | Saxon Oil Company | Mar 24, 1982 | Mar 24, 1982 | — | 8,250 |
| 83319-99 | Drill | Saxon Oil Company | Jun 10, 1980 | Jun 10, 1980 | Jun 19, 1980 | 8,250 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 1980 | State Eight O-9-8459 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | BC Operating Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,624 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| T/Upper Sparyberry | 6,450 | -3,826 |
| T/Lower Sprayberry | 7,032 | -4,408 |
| T/JO Mill | 7,332 | -4,708 |
| B/Sprayberry | 7,450 | -4,826 |
| T/Dean | 7,852 | -5,228 |
| B/Dean | 8,036 | -5,412 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,459 | 6,524 | Perforated |
| 7,209 | 7,371 | Perforated |
| 7,873 | 8,031 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 426 | 11 | 300 S |
| 4.5 | 8,150 | 7.875 | 600 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 | Sep 16, 1980 | Aug 25, 1980 | — |
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 42-383-31667 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-383-31667 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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