WELL · 42-427-33428 · DISTRICT 4
Salinas #8
Starr County · Samano (Massive 7200) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Salinas #8 (API 42-427-33428) is a well in Starr County operated by Petrovybe Opco LLC, completed August 10, 2006 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 28, 2001, permitted to 10,500 ft.
It was permitted by Thorp Petroleum Corporation and has since transferred to Petrovybe Opco LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Frio.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Thorp Petroleum Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Plano, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 29, 2025
- Permits on file
- 6
- Phone
- (214) 810-6207
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Petrovybe Opco LLC |
| Production reports | Wagner Oil Companythrough Aug 2018 |
| Latest permit | Thorp Petroleum CorporationNov 28, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 28, 2001
- last permit issued
- Aug 10, 2006
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 990K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2002 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 10, 2006
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salinas G-4-187691 | Samano (Massive 7200) | Petrovybe Opco LLC | 1 | 0 | 990K | Jan 2002 – 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.
- 1Thorp Petroleum CorporationJan 2002 → Dec 2004
- 2EL Paso Production CompanyJan 2005 → Jul 2006
- 3EL Paso E & P Company, L. P.Aug 2006 → Feb 2008
- 4Smith Production Inc.Mar 2008 → Mar 2011
- 5Legend Natural Gas IV, LPApr 2011 → Feb 2015
- 6Trinity River Energy Oper, LLCMar 2015 → Apr 2017
- 7Wagner Oil CompanyMay 2018 → Aug 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 515673-99 | Drill | Thorp Petroleum Corporation | Nov 28, 2001 | Nov 28, 2001 | Dec 3, 2001 | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-187691 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 315 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Frio | 3,608 | -3,293 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,412 | 6,498 | Perforated |
| 7,648 | 7,716 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,955 | 14.75 | 1,441 S |
| 7.625 | 5,687 | 9.875 | 795 S |
| 4.5 | 10,183 | 6.75 | 655 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 | Apr 4, 2007 | Oct 26, 2006 | — |
| 00 | May 13, 2002 | Mar 20, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 29, 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 42-427-33428 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-33428 → 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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