WELL · 42-429-31852 · DISTRICT 7
Thorpe, G. W. #8
Stephens County · Vertical
Thorpe, G. W. #8 (API 42-429-31852) is a permitted well in Stephens County filed by Ratex Energy Inc.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1978 and 1990, permitted to 4,000 ft.
Its 3 leases have reported 3.16K barrels of oil and 19 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in January 2004. The leases carry 14 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Manchaca, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2002 · 19 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Bam Operating, Inc.through Jul 2003 |
| Latest permit | Ratex Energy Inc.Aug 1, 1990 |
- 4,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Aug 1, 1990
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 3.16K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 19
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 2004
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 14 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thorpe, G. W. -B- O-8-11213 | Stephens County Regular | Bam Operating, Inc. | 6 | 3.16K | 19 | Jan 1993 – Jan 2004 |
| Thorpe, G. W. O-8-10906 | Stephens County Regular | Bam Operating, Inc. | 5 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Oct 1998 |
| Thorpe, G.W. O-8-14177 | Lee Ray (Miss.) | Sunbelt Salvage | 3 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Sep 1997 |
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.
- 1Sunbelt SalvageJan 1993 → May 1998
- 2Bam Operating, Inc.Jun 1998 → Jul 2003
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 376159-99 | Recompletion | Ratex Energy Inc. | Aug 1, 1990 | Aug 1, 1990 | — | 3,935 |
| 153825-99 | Recompletion | Pennwood Oil Corp. | Mar 18, 1982 | Mar 18, 1982 | — | 2,483 |
| 25182-99 | Drill | MJM Oil Co., Inc. | May 25, 1978 | May 25, 1978 | — | 4,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-10906 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-11213 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-14177 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,698 | 1,702 | Perforated |
| 3,428 | 3,687 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 300 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 300 | — | — |
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 | Sep 28, 1998 | Sep 13, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 27, 1990 | Sep 13, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 19, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Nov 6, 1980 | — |
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 42-429-31852 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-429-31852 → 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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