WELL · 42-445-31150 · DISTRICT 8
French B #8
Terry County · Tloc (San Andres) field · Vertical
French B #8 (API 42-445-31150) is a plugged well in Terry County, plugged May 2, 2013, last operated by Vanguard Permian LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 27, 1983, permitted to 5,000 ft.
It was permitted by Tomlinson Oil CO., Inc. and has since transferred to Vanguard Permian LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including San Andres.
Its lease has reported 22.9K barrels of oil and 6.62K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in October 2013.
Operator of record
Permitted by Tomlinson Oil Co., Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 6, 2015 · 13 permits on file · (832) 438-3872
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Vanguard Permian LLC |
| Production reports | Newfield Expl. Mid-Con. Incthrough Jun 2004 |
| Latest permit | Tomlinson Oil Co., Inc.Sep 27, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 27, 1983
- last permit issued
- Oct 26, 1983
- completed
- 22.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 6.62K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 2013
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 26, 1983
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 2, 2013
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 lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| French "B" O-11-64611 | Tloc (San Andres) | Vanguard Permian, LLC | 1 | 22.9K | 6.62K | Jan 1993 – Oct 2013 |
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.
- 1Redstone Oil & Gas CompanyJan 1993 → Dec 2000
- 2Newfield Expl. Mid-Con. IncJan 2001 → Jun 2004
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 215134-99 | Drill | Tomlinson Oil Co., Inc. | Sep 27, 1983 | Sep 27, 1983 | Oct 15, 1983 | 5,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-64611 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,138 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| San Andres | 4,910 | -1,772 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,893 | 4,908 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 338 | 12.75 | 230 S |
| 5.5 | 4,910 | 7.875 | 350 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 | Jan 25, 1984 | Dec 28, 1983 | — |
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 42-445-31150 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-445-31150 → 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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