WELL · 42-427-33052 · DISTRICT 4
Heard J. F. B. #8A
Starr County · Rincon North (4500) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Heard J. F. B. #8A (API 42-427-33052) is a well in Starr County operated by Scorpion Operating Inc., completed February 9, 1998 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued October 16, 1997, permitted to 5,500 ft.
It was permitted by Integrated Operating Corporation and has since transferred to Scorpion Operating Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Frio, Vksbg.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Integrated Operating Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Benavides, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 3 permits on file · (361) 256-4726
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Scorpion Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | Integrated Operating Corporationthrough Oct 1999 |
| Latest permit | Integrated Operating CorporationOct 16, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 16, 1997
- last permit issued
- Feb 9, 1998
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 124K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1998 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 9, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heard, J. F. B. G-4-168488 | Rincon, North (4500) | Scorpion Operating, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 124K | Feb 1998 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Integrated Operating CorporationFeb 1998 → Oct 1999
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 468897-98 | Drill | Integrated Operating Corporation | May 26, 1998 | Oct 16, 1997 | Jan 6, 1998 | 4,800 |
| 468897-99 | Drill | Integrated Operating Corporation | Oct 16, 1997 | Oct 16, 1997 | — | 5,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-168488 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 453 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Frio | 3,818 | -3,365 |
| Vksbg | 5,100 | -4,647 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,503 | 4,508 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 970 | 12.25 | 180 S |
| 4.5 | 4,840 | 7.875 | 306 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 | Jul 14, 1998 | Apr 15, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 29, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-427-33052 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-33052 → 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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