TEXAS · WELLS · STARR COUNTY · BLOOMBERG, SAMUEL D. LEASE · API 42-427-32729 · DISTRICT 04
Bloomberg Samuel D. #8
Starr County · Flores W. (Vksbrg Geopressure) field · Producing · Vertical
Bloomberg Samuel D. #8 (API 42-427-32729) is a well in Starr County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed December 28, 2018 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended twice) between 1995 and 1996, permitted to 10,525 ft.
It was permitted by Bass Enterprises Production CO. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Frio, Vicksburg.
Its lease has reported 19.7K barrels of oil and 1.79M mcf of gas since February 1996, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Bass Enterprises Production Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 27, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,458
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Bass Enterprises Production Co.Aug 29, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,525
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Aug 29, 1996
- last permit issued
- Dec 28, 2018
- completed
- 19.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.79M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1996 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 28, 2018
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomberg, Samuel D. G-4-158012 | Flores, W. (Vksbrg, Geopressure) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 19.7K | 1.79M | Feb 1996 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 11,757 · prior 12 12,718(-8%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Hanson Production CompanyFeb 1996 → Apr 1996
- 2Bass Enterprises Production Co.May 1996 → Nov 2002
- 3Smith Production Inc.Dec 2002 → Dec 2006
- 4Edge Petroleum Oper. Co., Inc.Jan 2007 → Dec 2009
- 5Apache CorporationDec 2010 → Aug 2014
- 6Urban Oil & Gas Group, LLCSep 2014 → Sep 2024
- 7Hilcorp Energy CompanyOct 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 451999-99 | Recompletion | Bass Enterprises Production Co. | Aug 28, 1996 | Aug 29, 1996 | — | 10,525 |
| 432296-97 | Drill | Hanson Production Company | Mar 6, 1996 | Jan 30, 1995 | Oct 12, 1995 | 12,000 |
| 432296-98 | Drill | Hanson Production Company | Nov 9, 1995 | Jan 30, 1995 | — | 12,000 |
| 432296-99 | Drill | Hanson Production Company | Jan 27, 1995 | Jan 30, 1995 | — | 10,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 2018 | Bloomberg Samuel D. G-4-158012 | Flores W. (Vksbrg Geopressure) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Producing | 10,525 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 314 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,310 | 9,326 | Perforated |
| 9,338 | 9,351 | Perforated |
| 9,974 | 9,990 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,495 | 17.5 | 1,110 S |
| 9.625 | 6,940 | 12.25 | 467 S |
| 5.5 | 10,521 | 8.5 | 930 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 22, 2020 | Jun 25, 2020 | — |
| 00 | Apr 21, 2003 | Feb 27, 2003 | — |
| 00 | Feb 20, 1997 | Sep 11, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Jun 10, 1996 | Mar 5, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | May 24, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-427-32729 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-32729 → 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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