WELL · 42-469-32076 · DISTRICT 2
Wheless #8
Victoria County · Placedo (4300 Catahoula) field · Vertical
Wheless #8 (API 42-469-32076) is a plugged well in Victoria County, plugged August 31, 2000, last operated by Omimex Petroleum Inc..
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1983 and 1985, permitted to 6,400 ft.
It was permitted by Global Natural Resources Corp. and has since transferred to Omimex Petroleum Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Catahoula, Cathoula, Greta, Sinton.
Operator of record
Permitted by Global Natural Resources Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 6, 2019 · 17 permits on file · (817) 296-7339
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Omimex Petroleum Inc. |
| Production reports | Omimex Petroleum, Inc.through Sep 1998 |
| Latest permit | Global Natural Resources Corp.May 21, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,400
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- May 21, 1985
- last permit issued
- Apr 24, 1985
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 158K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2000
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 24, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 31, 2000
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheless G-2-116961 | Placedo (4300 Catahoula) | Omimex Petroleum, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 158K | Jan 1993 – Aug 2000 |
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.
- 1Omimex Petroleum, Inc.Jan 1993 → Sep 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 275713-99 | Recompletion | Global Natural Resources Corp. | May 20, 1985 | May 21, 1985 | — | 6,400 |
| 234061-99 | Recompletion | Natural Resources Corp of Texas | Feb 27, 1984 | Mar 2, 1984 | — | 6,250 |
| 202788-99 | Drill | Natural Resources Corp of Texas | Jul 26, 1983 | Jul 26, 1983 | Aug 7, 1983 | 6,250 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-116961 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 54 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,040 | 4,044 | Perforated |
| 4,456 | 4,458 | Perforated |
| 4,460 | 4,462 | Perforated |
| 4,719 | 4,720 | Perforated |
| 4,728 | 4,737 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 352 | 10.75 | 270 S |
| 8.625 | 352 | 12.25 | 270 S |
| 5.5 | 6,086 | 7.625 | 1,246 S |
| 5.5 | 6,286 | 12.667 | 1,246 S |
| 5.5 | — | — | — |
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, 1985 | May 20, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jul 11, 1985 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 30, 1984 | Mar 8, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Apr 15, 1984 | Mar 8, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Feb 25, 1984 | Oct 28, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Jan 18, 1984 | Oct 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 42-469-32076 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-469-32076 → 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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