TEXAS · WELLS · SMITH COUNTY · WARE, J. F. LEASE · API 42-423-31726 · DISTRICT 06
Ware J. F. #8
Smith County · Overton (Cotton Valley Sand) field · Producing · Vertical
Ware J. F. #8 (API 42-423-31726) is a well in Smith County operated by Faulconer Energy LLC, completed March 27, 2004 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 7, 2004, permitted to 12,015 ft.
It was permitted by Southwestern Energy Prod. CO. and has since transferred to Faulconer Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Glen Rose, Massive Anhydrite (marker), James Lime, Pettit.
Its lease has reported 7.12K barrels of oil and 1.03M mcf of gas since March 2004, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Southwestern Energy Prod. Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Tyler, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 29, 2025
- Permits on file
- 46
- Phone
- (903) 581-4382
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Faulconer Energy LLC |
| Production reports | Faulconer Energy, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Southwestern Energy Prod. Co.Jan 7, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,015
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 7, 2004
- last permit issued
- Mar 27, 2004
- completed
- 7.12K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.03M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2004 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 27, 2004
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ware, J. F. G-6-201628 | Overton (Cotton Valley Sand) | Faulconer Energy, LLC | 1 | 7.12K | 1.03M | Mar 2004 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 9,609 · prior 12 6,507(+48%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Southwestern Energy Prod. Co.Mar 2004 → May 2012
- 2Linn Operating, Inc.Jun 2012 → Apr 2017
- 3Linn Operating, LLCMay 2017 → Jan 2019
- 4Riviera Operating, LLCFeb 2019 → Jan 2020
- 5Faulconer, Vernon E., Inc.Feb 2020 → Feb 2021
- 6Faulconer Energy, LLCMar 2021 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 540449-99 | Drill | Southwestern Energy Prod. Co. | Jan 7, 2004 | Jan 7, 2004 | Feb 12, 2004 | 12,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2004 | Ware J. F. G-6-201628 | Overton (Cotton Valley Sand) | Faulconer Energy LLC | Producing | 12,015 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 392 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Glen RoseGLENROSE | 5,839 | -5,447 |
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 7,309 | -6,917 |
| James LimeJAMES | 7,912 | -7,520 |
| Pettit | 8,140 | -7,748 |
| Taylor | 11,548 | -11,156 |
| Bossier | 11,790 | -11,398 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,554 | 11,782 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,024 | 11 | 558 S |
| 5.5 | 12,007 | 7.875 | 1,010 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 | Jul 30, 2004 | Apr 30, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 23, 2004 | — | — |
Well logs
The RRC's map lists this well among those with logs online. Its monthly inventories loaded here, which start in July 2006, list none for it, so none are itemized.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗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 42-423-31726 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-423-31726 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search 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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