WELL · 42-413-30031 · DISTRICT 7
Cheaney #8
Schleicher County · Cheaney (Strawn 4500 Sd.) field · Vertical
Cheaney #8 (API 42-413-30031) is a plugged well in Schleicher County, plugged December 15, 1995, last operated by Fortune Production CO..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1989 and 2004, permitted to 4,695 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Vale, Coleman Junction, 1800' Sand, Strawn.
Its 3 leases have reported 26.1K barrels of oil and 21.2K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 11 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- San Angelo, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 1, 2008
- Permits on file
- 153
- Phone
- (325) 651-2948
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Fortune Production Co. |
| Production reports | Fortune Energy, Inc.through Aug 2015 |
| Latest permit | Fortune Production Co.Dec 14, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,695
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 14, 2004
- last permit issued
- Apr 20, 1989
- completed
- 26.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 21.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 20, 1989
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 15, 1995
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 11 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheaney O-9-5682 | Cheaney (Strawn) | Fortune Energy, Inc. | 9 | 11.3K | 18K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Cheaney O-9-15674 | Caraway & Smith (1800 Sd.) | Fortune Energy, Inc. | 1 | 14.7K | 0 | Jan 2005 – Jul 2026 |
| Cheaney G-9-132645 | Cheaney (Strawn 4500 Sd.) | Fortune Production Co. | 1 | 0 | 3.22K | Jan 1993 – Dec 1995 |
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.
- 1Fortune Production Co.Jan 1993 → Nov 2008
- 2Fortune Energy, Inc.Jan 2009 → Aug 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 554697-99 | Reenter | Fortune Production Co. | Dec 10, 2004 | Dec 14, 2004 | — | 4,000 |
| 366112-99 | Recompletion | Fortune Production Co. | Nov 7, 1989 | Nov 9, 1989 | — | 4,695 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-9-132645 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-9-5682 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-9-15674 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,357 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Vale | 978 | 1,379 |
| Coleman JunctionBASE COLEMAN JUNCTION | 1,670 | 687 |
| 1800' Sand | 2,124 | 233 |
| StrawnSTRAWN SAND | 4,482 | -2,125 |
| StrawnSTRAWN LIME | 4,655 | -2,298 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,125 | 2,131 | Perforated |
| 4,484 | 4,490 | Perforated |
| — | 4,689 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 510 | 11 | 225 S |
| 8.625 | 556 | 11 | 225 S |
| 4.5 | 2,341 | 7.875 | 210 S |
| 5.5 | 4,697 | 7.875 | 200 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 | Dec 13, 2011 | Mar 21, 2011 | — |
| 00 | Jun 6, 2005 | Mar 10, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 22, 2005 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 16, 1990 | Nov 3, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 11, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 19, 1969 | — |
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 42-413-30031 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-413-30031 → 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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