WELL · 42-389-10461 · DISTRICT 8
Barber W. T. #8H
Reeves County · Waha West (Ellenburger) field · Horizontal
Barber W. T. #8H (API 42-389-10461) is a horizontal well in Reeves County operated by Chevron U. S. A. Inc., completed March 6, 1967.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1992 and 2015, permitted to 16,860 ft.
It was permitted by Caird Operating, LLC and has since transferred to Chevron U. S. A. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Delaware, Castile, Bell Canyon, Cherry Canyon.
Its 4 leases have reported 63.1K barrels of oil and 874K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Caird Operating, LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 9,286 permits on file · (800) 231-0623
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. |
| Production reports | Caird Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Caird Operating, LLCMar 12, 2015 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 16,860
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Mar 12, 2015
- last permit issued
- Mar 6, 1967
- completed
- 63.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 874K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 6, 1967
- 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 4 leases this well is completed on; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barber, W.T. O-10-46841 | Wolfbone (Trend Area) | Caird Operating, LLC | 1 | 63.1K | 524K | Jul 2015 – Jul 2026 |
| Barber, W. T. G-10-176618 | Waha, West (Devonian) | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | 1 | 0 | 220K | Mar 2000 – Jul 2015 |
| Barber, W. T. G-10-145790 | Waha (Montoya) | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | 1 | 0 | 131K | May 1993 – Aug 2005 |
| Barber, W. T. G-10-41398 | Waha, West (Ellenburger) | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – May 1993 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 16,141 · prior 12 26,465(-39%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,592 · prior 12 2,840(-44%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Jun 1993 → Nov 2015
- 2Caird Operating, LLCFeb 2015 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 804542-99 | Recompletion | Caird Operating, LLC | Mar 11, 2015 | Mar 12, 2015 | Mar 17, 2015 | 11,000 |
| 492310-99 | Recompletion | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Feb 22, 2000 | Feb 23, 2000 | Mar 8, 2000 | 16,860 |
| 407028-99 | Recompletion | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Dec 9, 1992 | Dec 23, 1992 | Mar 30, 1993 | 15,750 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-10-41398 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-10-145790 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-10-176618 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-46841 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,568 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| DelawareFORD-DELAWARE | 2,500 | 68 |
| CastileCASTILLE | 2,800 | -232 |
| Bell Canyon | 4,000 | -1,432 |
| Bell Canyon | 4,841 | -2,273 |
| Delaware | 4,841 | -2,273 |
| Cherry Canyon | 5,728 | -3,160 |
| Bone SpringBONE SPRINGS | 7,738 | -5,170 |
| Wolfcamp | 10,128 | -7,560 |
| Atoka | 11,435 | -8,867 |
| Mississippian | 11,825 | -9,257 |
| DelawareDELAWARE CONSOLIDATED GAS | — | — |
| Pennsylvanian | — | — |
| Permian (undifferentiated)PERMIAN | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,463 | 13,243 | Perforated |
| 12,546 | 12,802 | Perforated |
| 13,361 | 13,368 | Perforated |
| 13,513 | 13,530 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 1,943 | 20 | 1,740 S |
| 7.625 | 8,404 | 9.5 | 100 S |
| 10.75 | 8,688 | 13.75 | 3,400 S |
| 10.75 | 8,710 | 13.75 | 3,400 S |
| 5 | 9,697 | 6.5 | 615 S |
| 7.625 | 13,046 | 9.5 | 1,400 S |
| 5.5 | 13,299 | 6.5 | 615 S |
| 3.5 | — | — | — |
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 2, 2015 | Aug 21, 2015 | — |
| 00 | May 16, 2000 | Apr 13, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | May 3, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 23, 1993 | Jun 18, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 13, 1993 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 31, 1967 | — |
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 42-389-10461 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-389-10461 → 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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