TEXAS · WELLS · SHACKELFORD COUNTY · API 42-417-82771 · DISTRICT 6E
Newell W. P. -A- #8X
Shackelford County · Cook Ranch field · Producing · Vertical
Newell W. P. -A- #8X (API 42-417-82771) is a well in Shackelford County operated by DH Operating Inc., completed January 10, 1992 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1989 and 1991, permitted to 2,168 ft.
It was permitted by Momentum Operating CO., Inc. and has since transferred to DH Operating Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Cook Sand, King Sand.
Its 2 leases have reported 361K barrels of oil and 21 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting volume in April 2026. The leases carry 27 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Momentum Operating Co., Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Gordon, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 16, 2025
- Permits on file
- 41
- Phone
- (325) 762-4335
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | DH Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | DH Operating, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Momentum Operating Co., Inc.Dec 30, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,168
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 30, 1991
- last permit issued
- Jan 10, 1992
- completed
- 361K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 21
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 10, 1992
- 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 27 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newell, W. P., -A- O-8-9193 | Cook Ranch | DH Operating, Inc. | 27 | 361K | 21 | Jan 1993 – Apr 2026 |
| — O-8-25746 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,701 · prior 12 1,950(-13%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Momentum Operating Co., Inc.Jan 1993 → Jul 1994
- 2Sequoia Fossil Fuels, Inc.Aug 1994 → Apr 1998
- 3DH Operating, Inc.May 1998 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 394991-99 | Recompletion | Momentum Operating Co., Inc. | Dec 12, 1991 | Dec 30, 1991 | Jan 2, 1992 | 1,450 |
| 362639-99 | Recompletion | Momentum Operating Co., Inc. | Aug 11, 1989 | Aug 28, 1989 | — | 3,250 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 1992 | Newell W. P. -A- O-8-9193 | Cook Ranch | DH Operating Inc. | Producing | 2,168 |
| Aug 21, 1989 | Newell W.P. -A- O-8-25746 | Shackelford County Regular | Momentum Operating Co. Inc. | Not on Schedule | — |
| — | Newell W. P. -A- O-8-9193 | Cook Ranch | DH Operating Inc. | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,790 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Cook Sand | 1,420 | 370 |
| King Sand | 2,112 | -322 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,420 | 1,428 | Perforated |
| 2,113 | 2,119 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1,328 | 8.625 | 180 S |
| 5.5 | 2,138 | 6.25 | 50 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 | Apr 13, 1992 | Feb 21, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 5, 1992 | Mar 12, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 6, 1990 | Mar 12, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 24, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-417-82771 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-417-82771 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for 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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