WELL · 42-475-33823 · DISTRICT 8
Sam -B- #8
Ward County · Ward South field · Producing · Vertical
Sam -B- #8 (API 42-475-33823) is a well in Ward County operated by Bay Tan Operating LP, completed January 21, 1988 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 6, 1987, permitted to 3,000 ft.
It was permitted by Sunset Energy Of Texas, Inc. and has since transferred to Bay Tan Operating LP on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Yates.
Its lease has reported 1.88K barrels of oil and 21.6K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sunset Energy of Texas, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Odessa, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 4, 2026 · (432) 448-3557
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bay Tan Operating LP |
| Production reports | Bay Tan Operating, LPthrough Oct 2025 |
| Latest permit | Sunset Energy of Texas, Inc.Oct 6, 1987 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 6, 1987
- last permit issued
- Jan 21, 1988
- completed
- 1.88K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 21.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 21, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam -B- O-10-31639 | Ward, South | Bay Tan Operating, LP | 1 | 1.88K | 21.6K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 20 · prior 12 39(-49%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Explo Oil, Inc.Jan 1993 → Sep 2001
- 2Concho Oilfield Serv & Oper Co.Apr 2003 → May 2003
- 3M T M OilJan 2005 → Jan 2018
- 4Bay Tan Operating, LPMar 2018 → Oct 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 336540-99 | Drill | Sunset Energy of Texas, Inc. | Sep 28, 1987 | Oct 6, 1987 | — | 3,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-31639 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,540 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 2,501 | 39 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,507 | 2,626 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 806 | 12.25 | 375 S |
| 4.5 | 2,825 | 7.875 | 350 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 | Feb 22, 1988 | Feb 5, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 16, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-475-33823 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-475-33823 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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