WELL · 42-451-32294 · DISTRICT 7
Book Ben 8 #8
Tom Green County · FWB (Canyon Sand-Upper) field · Vertical
Book Ben 8 #8 (API 42-451-32294) is a plugged well in Tom Green County, plugged August 24, 2021, last operated by Atlas Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1994 and 1995, permitted to 4,700 ft.
It was permitted by Jaco Oil & Gas CO. and has since transferred to Atlas Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Canyon, Palo Pinto, Strawn.
Its 2 leases have reported 30.7K barrels of oil and 81.6K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 7 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Jaco Oil & Gas Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 78 permits on file · (281) 893-9400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Atlas Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Atlas Operating LLCthrough Mar 2020 |
| Latest permit | Jaco Oil & Gas Co.Jun 27, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,700
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 27, 1995
- last permit issued
- Nov 17, 1994
- completed
- 30.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 81.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 17, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 24, 2021
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 7 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book, Ben "8" O-9-13804 | FWB (Canyon Sand-Upper) | Atlas Operating LLC | 1 | 12.2K | 63.4K | Nov 1994 – Jul 2026 |
| Book, Ben South O-9-12010 | FWB (Canyon Sand) | Atlas Operating LLC | 6 | 18.5K | 18.1K | Jan 1993 – Dec 2021 |
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.
- 1Jaco Oil & Gas Co.Jan 1993 → Mar 1998
- 2Pioneer Exploration CompanyApr 1998 → Jun 2001
- 3Pioneer Exploration, Ltd.Jul 2001 → Jan 2008
- 4Pioneer Exploration, LLCFeb 2008 → Oct 2009
- 5Atlas Operating LLCMay 2010 → Mar 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 437311-99 | Recompletion | Jaco Oil & Gas Co. | Jun 27, 1995 | Jun 27, 1995 | Nov 17, 1994 | 4,700 |
| 425517-99 | Drill | Jaco Oil & Gas Co. | Jul 1, 1994 | Jul 1, 1994 | Jul 12, 1994 | 4,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-12010 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-9-13804 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,907 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,002 | 4,010 | Perforated |
| 4,102 | 4,108 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 283 | 11 | 95 S |
| 4.5 | 4,500 | 7.875 | 900 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 | Oct 24, 1995 | Jan 24, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 29, 1995 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 30, 1994 | Oct 3, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 26, 1994 | — | — |
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 42-451-32294 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-451-32294 → 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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