WELL · 42-417-38343 · DISTRICT 7
Cottle #8
Shackelford County · Shackelford County Regular (Gas) field · Vertical
Cottle #8 (API 42-417-38343) is a plugged well in Shackelford County, plugged December 10, 2012, last operated by Bayou Operating Company Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2002 and 2023, permitted to 2,999 ft.
Completion filings report 11 formation tops, including Moran Sand, Moran Sd, Cisco, Cook Sand - Disposal.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit, with 5.12K barrels injected in the 12 months reported through November 2025; TexNet located 0 M2+ earthquakes within 10 km over the last two years.
Operator of record
Abilene, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 37 permits on file · (325) 668-0059
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bayou Operating Company Inc. |
| Production reports | Bayou Operating Company, Inc.through Jul 2011 |
| Latest permit | Bayou Operating Company, Inc.Aug 1, 2023 |
- 2,999
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 1, 2023
- last permit issued
- May 10, 2002
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 28.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2002 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 10, 2002
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 10, 2012
Surface location
32.557397, -99.151165
OpenStreetMap → · Google Maps →
Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Shackelford County.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cottle G-8-296173 | Shackelford County Regular (Gas) | Bayou Operating Company, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Dec 2023 – Jul 2026 |
| Cottle G-8-189154 | Shackelford County Regular (Gas) | Bayou Operating Company, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 28.7K | May 2002 – Dec 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.
- 1Bayou Operating Company, Inc.May 2002 → Jul 2011
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 892108-99 | Reenter | Bayou Operating Company, Inc. | Jul 14, 2023 | Aug 1, 2023 | Dec 1, 2023 | 1,999 |
| 517691-99 | Drill | Bayou Operating Company, Inc. | Feb 19, 2002 | Mar 6, 2002 | Apr 19, 2002 | 2,999 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-189154 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-8-296173 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,348 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Moran Sand | 1,895 | -547 |
| Moran SD | 1,895 | -547 |
| CiscoCISCO SAND - DISPOSAL | — | — |
| Cook Sand - Disposal | — | — |
| Frye - Disposal | — | — |
| Hope Sand - Disposal | — | — |
| King Sand - Disposal | — | — |
| Saddle CreekSADDLE CREEK - DISPOSAL | — | — |
| Shallow Sandstones - Overpressur | — | — |
| Unidentified-County Regular - DI | — | — |
| WolfcampWOLFCAMP - DISPOSAL | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,898 | 1,914 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 105 | 8.625 | 60 S |
| 8.625 | 105 | 11 | 60 S |
| 6.75 | 1,970 | 4.5 | 120 S |
| 4.5 | 1,970 | 6.75 | 120 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 | Jan 22, 2024 | Jan 5, 2024 | — |
| 00 | Jul 29, 2002 | May 28, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 9, 2002 | — | — |
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 42-417-38343 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-417-38343 → 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.
Nearby wells and their tops
NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM
Draw a cross-section
This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.
Raymond42-417-39693
1.0 KM · Apexco, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Shallow Sandstones - Overpressur | 320 | 1,053 |
| Frye - Disposal | 350 | 1,023 |
| Wolfcamp | 434 | 939 |
| Cook Sand - Disposal | 554 | 819 |
| Hope Sand - Disposal | 780 | 593 |
| King Sand - Disposal | 856 | 517 |
| Saddle Creek | 1,168 | 205 |
| Cisco | 1,188 | 185 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Weddington, R.D. 'D'42-417-80003
6.0 KM · Anderson Production · Section with this well →
| Capps Lime | 1,900 | -447 |
| Cook Sand - Disposal | — | |
| Frye - Disposal | — | |
| Hope Sand - Disposal | — | |
| King Sand - Disposal | — | |
| Saddle Creek | — | |
| Shallow Sandstones - Overpressur | — | |
| Unidentified-County Regular - DI | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Hayden-Hubbard (Moran Sand) Unit42-417-39732
6.1 KM · Momentum Operating Co., Inc. · Section with this well →
| Cisco | — | |
| Wolfcamp | — | |
| Unidentified-County Regular - DI | — | |
| Swastika - Disposal | — | |
| Shallow Sandstones - Overpressur | — | |
| Saddle Creek | — | |
| King Sand - Disposal | — | |
| Hope Sand - Disposal | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Samuel Snyder42-417-39635
6.7 KM · Cox, Lee Investments Inc. · Section with this well →
| Wolfcamp | — | |
| Cisco | — | |
| Unidentified-County Regular - DI | — | |
| Swastika - Disposal | — | |
| Shallow Sandstones - Overpressur | — | |
| Saddle Creek | — | |
| King Sand - Disposal | — | |
| Hope Sand - Disposal | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Wylie 'Ed'42-059-37178
7.7 KM · Haskit, Kendall · Section with this well →
| Coleman Junction | 240 | 1,216 |
| Unidentified-County Regular - DI | — | |
| Bunger - Disposal | — | |
| Caddo | — | |
| Cisco | — | |
| Cook Sand - Disposal | — | |
| Gray - Disposal | — | |
| Gunsight | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Wylie 'C'42-059-37160
8.0 KM · Haskit, Kendall · Section with this well →
| Coleman Junction | 290 | 1,175 |
| Bunger - Disposal | — | |
| Caddo | — | |
| Cisco | — | |
| Cook Sand - Disposal | — | |
| Lake Sand - Disposal | — | |
| Unidentified-County Regular - DI | — | |
| Ellenburger | — |
11 TOPS · FIRST 8
Wylie A42-059-37200
8.1 KM · Haskit, Kendall · Section with this well →
| Coleman Junction | 10 | 1,365 |
| Unidentified-County Regular - DI | 261 | 1,114 |
| Lake Sand - Disposal | — | |
| Caddo | — | |
| Cisco | — | |
| Cook Sand - Disposal | — | |
| Gray - Disposal | — | |
| Gunsight | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Wylie 'C'42-059-37159
8.1 KM · Haskit, Kendall · Section with this well →
| Coleman Junction | 290 | 1,175 |
| Caddo | — | |
| Unidentified-County Regular - DI | — | |
| Lake Sand - Disposal | — | |
| King - Disposal | — | |
| Gunsight | — | |
| Gray - Disposal | — | |
| Cook Sand - Disposal | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 5.12K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 12.6K
- bbl, all reported
- Nov 2025
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000126250 | H-1 Injection | Active | 500 | 900 | 1,898–1,914 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 5,120 · prior 12 7,440(-31%)
TexNet catalog via USGS
Seismicity near this well
- 0
- M2+ events within 10 km, last 2 years
- —
- largest
A proximity count, not an attribution. How to read it →
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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