WELL · 42-427-31647 · DISTRICT 4

Laurel C. #8

Plugged

Starr County · Sun North (F-4 P-3) field · Vertical

Laurel C. #8 (API 42-427-31647) is a plugged well in Starr County, plugged September 27, 2018, last operated by Discovery Petroleum L.L.C..

The RRC has issued 8 drilling permits (amended once) between 1982 and 2000, permitted to 9,200 ft.

It was permitted by Kerr-Mcgee Oil & Gas Onshore LLC and has since transferred to Discovery Petroleum L.L.C. on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report 12 formation tops, including 6000 Vxbg, 6070 Sd, 6070 Sd., 6350 Sd.

Operator of record

Discovery Petroleum L.L.C.

Permitted by Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.

Based in: Alice, TX
P-5 status: Delinquent (D)
P-5 last filed: May 29, 2025
Permits on file: 2
Phone: (361) 446-0944

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SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore schedule	none
Production reports	Oryx Energy Companythrough Dec 1997
Latest permit	Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LLCDec 8, 2000

9,200: total depth, ft
9: permits on file
Dec 8, 2000: last permit issued
Dec 30, 2000: completed
0: cumulative oil, bbl
105K: cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule: OFF SCHEDULE
Completed: Dec 30, 2000
Shut in: —
Plugged: Sep 27, 2018

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 4 leases this well is completed on; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

Lease	Field	Reporting operator	Wells	Gas, mcf	Reported
Laurel, C. O-4-12990	Sun, North (F-4, P-3)	Discovery Petroleum, L.L.C.	1	0	Dec 2000 – Jul 2026
Laurel, C. G-4-168325	Sun, North (G-1, West)	Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LLC	1	0	Mar 1998 – Dec 2000
Laurel, C. G-4-145839	Sun, North (6070)	Oryx Energy Company	1	101K	Apr 1993 – Mar 1998
Laurel, C. G-4-127366	Sun, North (6380)	Oryx Energy Company	1	4.58K	Jan 1993 – Apr 1993

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.

1Oryx Energy CompanyJan 1993 → Dec 1997

Permits

Permit	Type	Operator	Received	Issued	Spud	Depth
502846-99	Recompletion	Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LLC	Dec 8, 2000	Dec 8, 2000	Dec 13, 2000	5,974
474426-99	Recompletion	Oryx Energy Company	Mar 17, 1998	Mar 17, 1998	Mar 19, 1998	5,974
433556-99	Recompletion	Oryx Energy Company	Mar 6, 1995	Mar 8, 1995	—	8,600
408517-98	Recompletion	Oryx Energy Company	Jul 12, 1993	Jan 27, 1993	Mar 9, 1993	8,600
408517-99	Recompletion	Oryx Energy Company	Jan 27, 1993	Jan 27, 1993	—	8,600
347812-99	Recompletion	Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Corpus	Jun 16, 1988	Jun 16, 1988	—	8,600
344823-99	Recompletion	Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Corpus	Mar 28, 1988	Mar 30, 1988	—	8,600
339227-99	Recompletion	Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Corpus	Nov 23, 1987	Nov 24, 1987	—	8,600
155358-99	Drill	Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Corpus	Mar 3, 1982	Mar 3, 1982	Mar 4, 1982	9,200

Completions

Completed	Lease	Field	Operator	Status	Depth
Dec 30, 2000	Laurel C. O-4-12990	Sun North (F-4 P-3)	Discovery Petroleum L.L.C.	Plugged	—
Mar 20, 1998	Laurel C. G-4-168325	Sun North (G-1 West)	Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LLC	Plugged	—
Jan 7, 1994	Laurel C. G-4-145839	Sun North (6070)	Oryx Energy Company	Plugged	—
May 7, 1988	Laurel C. G-4-127366	Sun North (6380)	Oryx Energy Company	Plugged	—
Mar 4, 1988	Laurel C. G-4-127063	Sun North (Vicksburg 7350)	Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Corpus	Plugged	—
Jun 2, 1982	Laurel C. G-4-99759	Sun North (7020 Sand)	Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Corpus	Plugged	—

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 314 ft elevation.Download CSV →

Formation	MD ft	Subsea
6000 Vxbg	6,004	-5,690
6070 SD	6,004	-5,690
6070 Sd.	6,004	-5,690
6350 SD	6,285	-5,971
6350 Sd.	6,285	-5,971
6380 SD	6,600	-6,286
6830 SD	6,600	-6,286
6830 Sd.	6,600	-6,286
7020 Sand	6,736	-6,422
7020 SD	6,736	-6,422
Vicksburg	7,356	-7,042
Vxbg 7350	7,356	-7,042
6380 SD	—	—

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

From	To	Type
6,004	6,044	Perforated
6,600	6,609	Perforated
6,736	6,800	Perforated
7,356	7,368	Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing in	Set at	Hole in	Cement
10.75	1,269	14.75	690 S
7.625	6,179	7.875	651 S
7.625	6,179	9.875	651 S
2.875	6,673	—	—
5	7,577	6.75	390 S
—	7,577	6.75	390 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 →

Filed	W-2 / G-1 date	Logs referenced
Apr 19, 2001	Jan 16, 2001	Yes
Mar 7, 2001	—	—
Jun 24, 1998	May 18, 1998	Yes
Jun 10, 1998	—	—
Jun 28, 1994	May 4, 1994	—
Aug 10, 1993	Jun 7, 1993	Yes
Jul 22, 1993	—	—
Jul 14, 1988	May 13, 1988	Yes
Jul 14, 1988	Mar 23, 1988	Yes
Jun 11, 1988	—	—
May 12, 1988	—	—
Jan 12, 1984	Jun 7, 1982	—

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 42-427-31647 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
Completion packets for 42-427-31647 → 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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