TEXAS · WELLS · STARR COUNTY · HOWELL, J. J. LEASE · API 42-427-34420 · DISTRICT 04
Howell J. J. #8
Starr County · La Copita (Vicksburg Cons.) field · Producing · Vertical
Howell J. J. #8 (API 42-427-34420) is a well in Starr County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed May 12, 2009 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 3, 2008, permitted to 10,315 ft.
It was permitted by Shell Western E&P and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Vicksburg.
Its lease has reported 6.99K barrels of oil and 519K mcf of gas since February 2009, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Shell Western E&P; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 7, 2025
- Permits on file
- 1,049
- Phone
- (972) 701-8377
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Merit Energy Company |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Shell Western E&PDec 3, 2008 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,315
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 3, 2008
- last permit issued
- May 12, 2009
- completed
- 6.99K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 519K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2009 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 12, 2009
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howell, J. J. G-4-248455 | La Copita (Vicksburg Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 6.99K | 519K | Feb 2009 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 12,473 · prior 12 13,112(-5%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Shell Western E&PApr 2009 → Apr 2011
- 2OXY USA Inc.May 2011 → Apr 2017
- 3Merit Energy CompanyMay 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 675701-99 | Drill | Shell Western E&P | Dec 2, 2008 | Dec 3, 2008 | Dec 14, 2008 | 10,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2009 | Howell J. J. G-4-248455 | La Copita (Vicksburg Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | Producing | 10,315 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 395 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,680 | 7,688 | Perforated |
| 7,894 | 7,900 | Perforated |
| 8,048 | 8,086 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,525 | 13.5 | 754 S |
| 7 | 7,660 | 8.75 | 455 S |
| 3.5 | 10,091 | 6.125 | 315 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 | Nov 4, 2009 | Sep 23, 2009 | — |
| 00 | Aug 18, 2009 | Apr 24, 2009 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 25, 2009 | — | — |
Well logs
1 log loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Dec 22, 2011. Resistivity. These are the logs loaded into Petrora from the Railroad Commission's inventories, not necessarily every log run on the well. The RRC holds the files; each opens from its log search for the well. The kind is the RRC's description of the log; the interval is the one filed for it.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗| Logas described | Files | Intervalft, as filed | Datereceived | SizeMB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RESISTIVITY | TIFF | 6,100 to 8,428 | Dec 22, 2011run Dec 24, 2008 | 1.03 |
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 42-427-34420 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-34420 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search 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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