WELL · 42-441-33053 · DISTRICT 7
Belle Plain #8
Taylor County · Vard (Gray Sand) field · Vertical
Belle Plain #8 (API 42-441-33053) is a plugged well in Taylor County, plugged April 6, 1998, last operated by Charter Petroleum Company.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1985 and 1991, permitted to 5,350 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Capps Lime, T/Capps Lime, Gray Sand, T/Gray Sand.
Its 3 leases have reported 19.2K barrels of oil and 46.6K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 1998. The leases carry 11 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Abilene, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 4, 2026 · 8 permits on file · (325) 668-8749
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Charter Petroleum Company |
| Production reports | Charter Petroleum Companythrough Sep 1997 |
| Latest permit | Charter Petroleum CompanyJun 12, 1991 |
- 5,350
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jun 12, 1991
- last permit issued
- Apr 15, 1989
- completed
- 19.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 46.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 1998
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 15, 1989
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 6, 1998
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 11 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plain, Belle O-8-20526 | Audas-Graham (Capps Lime) | Charter Petroleum Company | 7 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jul 1998 |
| Belle Plain O-8-25389 | Vard (Gray Sand) | Charter Petroleum Company | 2 | 864 | 1.28K | Jan 1993 – May 1998 |
| Belle Plain O-8-26233 | Drasco (Gardner) | Charter Petroleum Company | 2 | 18.3K | 45.3K | Jan 1993 – May 1998 |
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.
- 1Charter Petroleum CompanyJan 1993 → Sep 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 388810-99 | Recompletion | Charter Petroleum Company | Jun 10, 1991 | Jun 12, 1991 | May 22, 1991 | 5,250 |
| 358771-99 | Recompletion | Crown Exploration Company | May 1, 1989 | May 5, 1989 | — | 5,250 |
| 288345-99 | Drill | Crown Exploration Company | Oct 21, 1985 | Oct 22, 1985 | Nov 4, 1985 | 5,350 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-20526 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-25389 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-26233 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,148 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Capps Lime | 4,434 | -2,286 |
| T/Capps Lime | 4,434 | -2,286 |
| Gray Sand | 5,074 | -2,926 |
| T/Gray Sand | 5,074 | -2,926 |
| T/Caddo Lime | 5,164 | -3,016 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,444 | 4,452 | Perforated |
| 4,455 | 4,457 | Perforated |
| 4,914 | 4,914 | Perforated |
| 4,918 | 4,921 | Perforated |
| 5,076 | 5,080 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 201 | 11 | 90 S |
| 4.5 | 3,019 | 7.875 | 290 S |
| 4.5 | 3,019 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 5,214 | 7.875 | 555 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 | Aug 6, 1991 | Jun 10, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 24, 1991 | Apr 20, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 7, 1989 | Apr 20, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 6, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 29, 1986 | Jan 21, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 28, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-441-33053 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-441-33053 → 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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