WELL · 42-441-32774 · DISTRICT 7
Sears #8401
Taylor County · Mc Nish (Jennings) field · Vertical
Sears #8401 (API 42-441-32774) is a plugged well in Taylor County, plugged January 13, 1986, last operated by Buffalo Gap Production Inc.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 8, 1984, permitted to 5,800 ft.
It was permitted by Welltex, Inc. and has since transferred to Buffalo Gap Production Inc on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Palo Pinto, Goen, Jenning Lime, Gardner Lime.
Operator of record
Permitted by Welltex, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Odessa, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 15, 1989 · 4 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Buffalo Gap Production Inc |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Welltex, Inc.May 8, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 8, 1984
- last permit issued
- Jun 8, 1984
- completed
- —
- cumulative oil, bbl
- —
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 8, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 13, 1986
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.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 239138-99 | Drill | Welltex, Inc. | May 8, 1984 | May 8, 1984 | May 8, 1984 | 5,800 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,287 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Palo PintoPALO PINTO LIME | 4,056 | -1,769 |
| Goen | 5,044 | -2,757 |
| Jenning Lime | 5,168 | -2,881 |
| Gardner Lime | 5,274 | -2,987 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,168 | 5,171 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 174 | 12.25 | 155 sx |
| 4.5 | 5,350 | 7.875 | 330 sx |
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 | Jul 18, 1984 | Jun 26, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jul 12, 1984 | Jun 26, 1984 | — |
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 42-441-32774 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-441-32774 → 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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