TEXAS · WELLS · UPSHUR COUNTY · INDIAN ROCK GAS UNIT NO. 8 LEASE · API 42-459-30713 · DISTRICT 06
Indian Rock Gas Unit No. 8 #3
Upshur County · Gilmer(jurassic) field · Vertical
Indian Rock Gas Unit NO. 8 #3 (API 42-459-30713) is a plugged well in Upshur County, plugged June 3, 2024, last operated by Sulphur River Exploration Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 31, 1992, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Goldston Oil Corp. and has since transferred to Sulphur River Exploration Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Paluxy, Glen Rose, Rodessa.
Operator of record
Sulphur River Exploration Inc.
Permitted by Goldston Oil Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 22, 2025
- Permits on file
- 107
- Phone
- (214) 373-1091
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sulphur River Exploration Inc. |
| Production reports | Sulphur River Exploration, Inc.through Apr 2022 |
| Latest permit | Goldston Oil Corp.Aug 31, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 31, 1992
- last permit issued
- Feb 10, 1993
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 6.64M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1993 THROUGH Jun 2024
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 10, 1993
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 3, 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Rock Gas Unit No. 8 G-6-144730 | Gilmer(jurassic) | Sulphur River Exploration, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 6.64M | Feb 1993 – Jun 2024 |
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.
- 1Goldston Oil CorporationMar 1993 → May 2001
- 2Sulphur River Exploration, Inc.Jun 2001 → Apr 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401856-99 | Drill | Goldston Oil Corp. | Jul 31, 1992 | Aug 31, 1992 | Oct 15, 1992 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 1993 | Indian Rock Gas Unit No. 8 G-6-144730 | Gilmer(jurassic) | Sulphur River Exploration Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 458 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 4,510 | -4,052 |
| Paluxy | 5,320 | -4,862 |
| Glen Rose | 6,130 | -5,672 |
| Rodessa | 7,620 | -7,162 |
| Travis Peak | 8,070 | -7,612 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY SANDS | 9,310 | -8,852 |
| BossierBOSSIER SHALE | 11,210 | -10,752 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY LIME | 11,720 | -11,262 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,734 | 11,948 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 4,231 | 12.25 | 1,155 S |
| 5.5 | 12,100 | 8.75 | 1,100 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 | Apr 30, 1993 | Mar 22, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 12, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-459-30713 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-459-30713 → 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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