WELL · 42-431-32780 · DISTRICT 8
Cope, R.L. #8
Sterling County · Vertical
Cope, R.L. #8 (API 42-431-32780) is a permitted well in Sterling County filed by Merit Energy Company; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1994 and 2012, permitted to 9,100 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Wolfcamp, Canyon.
Its 4 leases have reported 35.6K barrels of oil and 912K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 20 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- 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 | none |
| Production reports | P1 Energy, LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Merit Energy CompanyMar 7, 2012 |
- 9,100
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Mar 7, 2012
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 35.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 912K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 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 4 leases this well is completed on; they carry 20 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cope, RL O-10-54481 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | P1 Energy, LLC | 5 | 3.07K | 68.3K | Apr 2020 – Jul 2026 |
| Cope, R.L. O-10-34996 | Conger, SW (Wolfcamp) | Independence Resources Mgmt, LLC | 4 | 25.3K | 144K | Aug 1996 – Oct 2020 |
| Cope, R. L. G-10-204005 | Conger, SW (Penn) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 54.7K | Apr 2004 – Dec 2011 |
| Cope, R. L. O-10-25916 | Conger, SW (Penn) | Anadarko E&P Company LP | 10 | 7.21K | 646K | Jan 1993 – Nov 2004 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 8,313 · prior 12 8,882(-6%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 35 · prior 12 37(-5%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Union Pacific Resources CompanyJan 1993 → Jan 2001
- 2Rme Petroleum CompanyFeb 2001 → Nov 2002
- 3Anadarko E&P Company LPDec 2002 → Nov 2004
- 4Merit Energy CompanyDec 2004 → Nov 2013
- 5Hunt Oil CompanyDec 2013 → Oct 2018
- 6Independence Resources Mgmt, LLCDec 2018 → Mar 2021
- 7Earthstone Operating, LLCApr 2021 → Dec 2022
- 8P1 Energy, LLCSep 2024 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 734558-99 | Recompletion | Merit Energy Company | Feb 23, 2012 | Mar 7, 2012 | — | 8,525 |
| 692205-99 | Recompletion | Merit Energy Company | Mar 3, 2010 | Mar 5, 2010 | Mar 11, 2010 | 8,525 |
| 431426-99 | Drill | Union Pacific Resources Company | Dec 30, 1994 | Dec 30, 1994 | Jan 23, 1995 | 9,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-10-204005 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-25916 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-34996 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-54481 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,628 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,707 | 7,538 | Perforated |
| 8,186 | 8,334 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,998 | 11 | 925 S |
| 4.5 | 8,515 | 7.875 | 800 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 | Sep 4, 2020 | Jul 22, 2010 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 15, 2011 | Jul 22, 2010 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 28, 2010 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 29, 2004 | Jun 7, 2004 | — |
| 00 | Nov 4, 2004 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 10, 1995 | Mar 17, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 27, 1995 | — | — |
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 42-431-32780 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-431-32780 → 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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