WELL · 42-431-32816 · DISTRICT 8
TXL -D- #308
Sterling County · Herrell field · Vertical
Txl -D- #308 (API 42-431-32816) is a well in Sterling County operated by Black River Operating LLC, completed June 19, 1996.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1996 and 1999, permitted to 3,300 ft.
It was permitted by Marathon Oil Company and has since transferred to Black River Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Queen, Grayburg, Clear Fork.
Its 2 leases have reported 1.83M barrels of oil and 13K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 64 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Marathon Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Keller, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 1 permits on file · (432) 638-0388
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Black River Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Black River Operating LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Marathon Oil CompanyOct 14, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,300
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 14, 1999
- last permit issued
- Jun 19, 1996
- completed
- 1.83M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 13K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 19, 1996
- 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 64 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TXL -D- O-10-2641 | Herrell | Black River Operating LLC | 3 | 115K | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Herrell, E. Queen Sand Unit O-10-30592 | Herrell, East (Queen Sand) | Black River Operating LLC | 61 | 1.72M | 13K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 8,657 · prior 12 7,983(+8%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Marathon Oil CompanyJan 1993 → May 2009
- 2Apache CorporationJun 2009 → Dec 2019
- 3Black River Operating LLCJan 2020 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 488494-99 | Recompletion | Marathon Oil Company | Oct 14, 1999 | Oct 14, 1999 | Oct 20, 1999 | 2,600 |
| 444796-99 | Drill | Marathon Oil Company | Feb 14, 1996 | Feb 14, 1996 | May 1, 1996 | 3,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-2641 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-30592 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,678 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| QueenQUEEN SD | 1,506 | 1,172 |
| Grayburg | 1,734 | 944 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 2,470 | 208 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,520 | 1,614 | Perforated |
| 2,516 | 2,530 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 564 | 11 | 380 S |
| 5.5 | 2,750 | 7.875 | 730 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 | Nov 4, 2000 | Jan 7, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Oct 10, 2000 | Jul 5, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 11, 1996 | Jul 5, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 12, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-431-32816 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-431-32816 → 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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