WELL · 42-469-33186 · DISTRICT 2

Musselman #8

Plugged

Victoria County · Salem (3425) field  · Vertical

Musselman #8 (API 42-469-33186) is a plugged well in Victoria County, plugged April 17, 2000, last operated by Patterson Petroleum LP.

The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued August 29, 1996, permitted to 4,600 ft.

It was permitted by Patterson Petroleum, Inc. and has since transferred to Patterson Petroleum LP on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Frio.

Operator of record

Patterson Petroleum LP

Permitted by Patterson Petroleum, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.

Snyder, TX · P-5 Inactive, filed Feb 12, 2007 · 207 permits on file · (325) 574-6300

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore schedulePatterson Petroleum LP
Production reportsPatterson Petroleum, Inc.through Nov 1999
Latest permitPatterson Petroleum, Inc.Aug 29, 1996

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

4,600
total depth, ft
2
permits on file
Aug 29, 1996
last permit issued
Oct 31, 1996
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
288K
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 1996 THROUGH Apr 2000

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
Oct 31, 1996
Shut in
—
Plugged
Apr 17, 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 →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Musselman G-2-161237Salem (3425)Patterson Petroleum LP10288KOct 1996 – Apr 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.

  1. 1Patterson Petroleum, Inc.Nov 1996 → Nov 1999

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
452072-98DrillPatterson Petroleum, Inc.Nov 25, 1996Aug 29, 1996—4,600
452072-99DrillPatterson Petroleum, Inc.Aug 29, 1996Aug 29, 1996Oct 26, 19964,500

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— G-2-161237————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 111 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE1,230-1,119
Frio2,520-2,409

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
3,3773,381Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
8.62546512.25230 S
2.8754,5337.8751,053 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Mar 26, 1997Nov 22, 1996Yes
00Jan 31, 1997——

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.

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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