WELL · 42-469-32759 · DISTRICT 2
Dietzel Ed. #8
Victoria County · Pridham Lake West (Catahoula) field · Producing · Vertical
Dietzel ED. #8 (API 42-469-32759) is a well in Victoria County operated by Petex, completed July 16, 1990 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 23, 1990, permitted to 3,150 ft.
It was permitted by Averill, W. M. JR, The Estate Of and has since transferred to Petex on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Oakville, Catahoula.
Its lease has reported 316K barrels of oil and 3.76K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 6 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Averill, W. M. Jr, the Estate OF; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Breckenridge, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 124 permits on file · (254) 559-5453
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Petex |
| Production reports | Petexthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Averill, W. M. Jr, the Estate OFMay 23, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,150
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 23, 1990
- last permit issued
- Jul 16, 1990
- completed
- 316K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.76K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 16, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X
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; they carry 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dietzel, Ed. O-2-4351 | Pridham Lake, West (Catahoula) | Petex | 6 | 316K | 3.76K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 331 · prior 12 254(+30%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Averill, W. M. Inc.Jan 1993 → Jun 2003
- 2Kamel Oil, L.L.C.Jul 2003 → Jul 2012
- 3Aries Operating, LPAug 2012 → Dec 2017
- 4PetexFeb 2018 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 373739-99 | Drill | Averill, W. M. Jr, the Estate OF | May 23, 1990 | May 23, 1990 | Jun 27, 1990 | 3,150 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-2-4351 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 93 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,938 | 2,942 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 305 | 12.25 | 190 S |
| 5.5 | 3,050 | 7.875 | 435 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 16, 1990 | Jul 25, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 11, 1990 | — | — |
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 42-469-32759 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-469-32759 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 0
- bbl, all reported
- —
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000117997 | H-1 Injection | Not activated | 1,000 | 1,469 | 2,938–2,942 |
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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