WELL · 42-427-33353 · DISTRICT 4

Howell, J J #8

Howell, J J #8 (API 42-427-33353) is a permitted well in Starr County filed by Exxon Mobil Corporation; no completion report is on file yet.

The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 2001 and 2004, permitted to 10,200 ft.

Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Vicksburg, W 1, W 7, W 8.

Operator of record

Exxon Mobil Corporation

Spring, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 4, 2026 · 1,223 permits on file · (346) 305-8668

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore schedule	none
Production reports	Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Jun 2018
Latest permit	Exxon Mobil CorporationApr 13, 2004

10,200: total depth, ft
3: permits on file
Apr 13, 2004: last permit issued
—: completed
0: cumulative oil, bbl
1.48M: cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2001 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule: OFF SCHEDULE
Completed: —
Shut in: —
Plugged: —

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
Howell J J G-4-187270	LA Copita (Vicksburg Cons.)	Hilcorp Energy Company	1	0	1.48M	Jul 2001 – 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.

1Exxon Mobil CorporationFeb 2005 → Mar 2009
2Hilcorp Energy CompanyApr 2009 → Jun 2018

Permits

Permit	Type	Operator	Received	Issued	Spud	Depth
544354-99	Recompletion	Exxon Mobil Corporation	Apr 12, 2004	Apr 13, 2004	—	9,780
507640-98	Drill	Exxon Mobil Corporation	Oct 14, 2003	Apr 10, 2001	—	10,000
507640-99	Drill	GMT Inc.	Apr 10, 2001	Apr 10, 2001	Jun 18, 2001	10,200

Completions

Completed	Lease	Field	Operator	Status	Depth
—	— G-4-187270	—	—	—	—

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 371 ft elevation.Download CSV →

Formation	MD ft	Subsea
VicksburgTOP OF VICKSBURG	8,050	-7,679
W 1	8,084	-7,713
W 7	8,735	-8,364
W 8	8,788	-8,417

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

From	To	Type
8,743	8,746	Perforated
8,829	8,832	Perforated
8,832	8,836	Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing in	Set at	Hole in	Cement
10.75	2,250	12.75	747 S
7.625	8,000	9.875	915 S
4.5	9,775	6.75	195 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
Aug 23, 2005	Mar 4, 2005	—
Apr 26, 2002	Feb 6, 2002	Yes
Mar 6, 2002	—	—

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 42-427-33353 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
Completion packets for 42-427-33353 → 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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