TEXAS · WELLS · REEVES COUNTY · WATERBUCK 8 LEASE · API 42-389-33131 · DISTRICT 7B
Waterbuck 8 #1SW
Reeves County · Balmorhea Ranch (Bell Canyon L) field · Injection · Vertical
Waterbuck 8 #1SW (API 42-389-33131) is a well in Reeves County operated by Vtx Energy Operating LLC, completed February 24, 2018 and listed as injection on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 21, 2011, permitted to 6,485 ft.
It was permitted by Patriot Resources, Inc. and has since transferred to Vtx Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Cherry Canyon.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit, with 2.39M barrels injected in the 12 months reported through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Patriot Resources, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Austin, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 5, 2026
- Permits on file
- 164
- Phone
- (512) 600-6500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | VTX Energy Operating LLC |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Patriot Resources, Inc.Dec 21, 2011 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,485
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 21, 2011
- last permit issued
- Feb 24, 2018
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2012 THROUGH —
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 24, 2018
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterbuck 8 O-10-43337 | Balmorhea Ranch (Bell Canyon L) | VTX Energy Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | May 2012 – — |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 729963-99 | Drill | Patriot Resources, Inc. | Dec 13, 2011 | Dec 21, 2011 | Feb 11, 2012 | 7,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 2018 | Waterbuck 8 O-10-43337 | Balmorhea Ranch (Bell Canyon L) | VTX Energy Operating LLC | Injection | 6,485 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,607 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Cherry CanyonUPPER CHERRY CANYON | 5,986 | -3,379 |
| Cherry CanyonMIDDLE CHERRY CANYON | 6,136 | -3,529 |
| Cherry CanyonLOWER CHERRY CANYON | 6,310 | -3,703 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,986 | 6,328 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,650 | 12.25 | 700 S |
| 7 | 5,485 | 8.75 | 1,000 S |
| 7 | 6,485 | 8.75 | 1,000 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 28, 2018 | May 11, 2018 | — |
| 00 | Nov 1, 2013 | Jul 31, 2013 | Yes |
Well logs
2 logs loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Nov 3, 2014. Cased hole, Neutron. These are the logs loaded into Petrora from the Railroad Commission's inventories, not necessarily every log run on the well. The RRC holds the files; each opens from its log search for the well. The kind is the RRC's description of the log; the interval is the one filed for it.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗| Logas described | Files | Intervalft, as filed | Datereceived | SizeMB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEUTRON POROSITYSpans Cherry Canyon | TIFF | 0 to 6,457 | Nov 3, 2014run Feb 29, 2012 | 6.51 |
| SURVEYS CASED HOLESpans Cherry Canyon | TIFF | 0 to 6,451 | Nov 3, 2014run Feb 29, 2012 | 7.91 |
"Spans" is by this well's own filed formation tops: a formation runs from its top to the next deeper top filed, and the deepest runs to the bottom of the log. Depths are measured along the wellbore, so on a horizontal the lateral counts in the formation it was landed in.
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 42-389-33131 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-389-33131 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search for it. The University Lands library has no per-well link: then paste it into its search.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 2.39M
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 25.3M
- bbl, all reported
- Apr 2026
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000105013 | W-14 Disposal | Active | 15,000 | 2,500 | 5,850–6,500 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 2,393,236 · prior 12 2,851,510(-16%)
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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