WELL · 42-391-30481 · DISTRICT 2
O Connor L. W. #8R
Refugio County · Mary Ellen Oconnor (M-122) field · Vertical
O Connor L. W. #8R (API 42-391-30481) is a plugged well in Refugio County, plugged June 20, 2014, last operated by Emerald Oil & Gas LC.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1978 and 1993, permitted to 4,415 ft.
It was permitted by Pace Oil And Gas Company and has since transferred to Emerald Oil & Gas LC on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Pace Oil and Gas Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 5, 2024 · 61 permits on file · (817) 360-1835
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Emerald Oil & Gas LC |
| Production reports | Dewbre Petroleum Corporationthrough Oct 1994 |
| Latest permit | Pace Oil and Gas CompanyNov 22, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,415
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 22, 1993
- last permit issued
- Nov 30, 1993
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 46.3K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2014
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 30, 1993
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 20, 2014
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Connor, L. W. G-2-147722 | Mary Ellen Oconnor (M-122) | Emerald Oil & Gas LC | 1 | 0 | 46.3K | Nov 1993 – Jun 2014 |
| Oconnor, Lawrence W. Estate OF G-2-65212 | Mary Ellen Oconnor (H- 12) | Pace Oil and Gas Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Nov 1993 |
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.
- 1Pace Oil and Gas CompanyDec 1993 → Dec 1993
- 2Dewbre Petroleum CorporationJan 1994 → Oct 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 418393-99 | Recompletion | Pace Oil and Gas Company | Nov 18, 1993 | Nov 22, 1993 | Nov 26, 1993 | 3,565 |
| 24622-99 | Recompletion | Champlin Petroleum Co. | May 18, 1978 | May 18, 1978 | — | 4,415 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-65212 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-147722 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,557 | 3,563 | Perforated |
| 3,910 | 3,950 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 117 | 20 | 200 S |
| 10.75 | 1,375 | 15 | 700 S |
| 2.875 | 3,761 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 4,309 | 8.75 | 110 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 | May 10, 1994 | Dec 14, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 27, 1994 | — | — |
| 00 | May 17, 1989 | Mar 17, 1989 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 5, 1979 | — |
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 42-391-30481 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-391-30481 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 1.59M
- bbl, all reported
- Dec 1992
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000039125 | W-14 Disposal | Plugged Jul 14, 2014 | 5,000 | 1,750 | 3,620–3,730 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
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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