TEXAS · WELLS · RUSK COUNTY · BUFORD & BLOW G.U. 4 LEASE · API 42-401-32278 · DISTRICT 06
Buford & Blow G.U. 4 #8
Rusk County · Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) field · Vertical
Buford & Blow G.U. 4 #8 (API 42-401-32278) is a plugged well in Rusk County, plugged October 14, 2012, last operated by Anadarko E&P Company LP.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 2, 1989, permitted to 10,700 ft.
It was permitted by Amax Oil & Gas Inc. and has since transferred to Anadarko E&P Company LP on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Goodland, Paluxy, James Lime, Travis Peak.
Operator of record
Permitted by Amax Oil & Gas Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 27, 2012
- Permits on file
- 2,635
- Phone
- (832) 636-3130
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Anadarko E&P Company LP |
| Production reports | Anadarko E&P Company LPthrough Jan 2007 |
| Latest permit | Amax Oil & Gas Inc.Nov 2, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 2, 1989
- last permit issued
- Dec 16, 1989
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 121K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 16, 1989
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 14, 2012
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buford & Blow G.U. 4 G-6-133898 | Oak Hill, S.(cotton Valley) | Anadarko E&P Company LP | 1 | 0 | 121K | Jan 1993 – Oct 2012 |
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.
- 1Amax Oil & Gas Inc.Jan 1993 → Mar 1994
- 2Union Pacific Resources CompanyApr 1994 → Jan 2001
- 3Rme Petroleum CompanyFeb 2001 → Jul 2002
- 4Anadarko E&P Company LPJan 2007 → Jan 2007
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 365949-99 | Drill | Amax Oil & Gas Inc. | Nov 2, 1989 | Nov 2, 1989 | — | 10,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 1989 | Buford & Blow G.U. 4 G-6-133898 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Anadarko E&P Company LP | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 254 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Goodland | 3,745 | -3,491 |
| Paluxy | 3,920 | -3,666 |
| James Lime | 6,365 | -6,111 |
| Travis Peak | 6,895 | -6,641 |
| Cotton Valley | 8,580 | -8,326 |
| BossierBOSSIER SHALE | 10,370 | -10,116 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,200 | 9,300 | Perforated |
| 9,800 | 9,900 | Perforated |
| 10,088 | 10,282 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,987 | 12.25 | 1,185 S |
| 7 | 10,540 | 8.75 | 1,300 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 | Apr 11, 1990 | Mar 21, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 6, 1990 | — | — |
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 42-401-32278 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-32278 → 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.
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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