WELL · 42-479-34917 · DISTRICT 4
Russell - Winch #8
Webb County · Vaquillas Ranch (Lobo Cons.) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Russell - Winch #8 (API 42-479-34917) is a well in Webb County operated by Arete Operating Company LLC, completed December 2, 1989 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 29, 1989, permitted to 10,500 ft.
It was permitted by Forest Oil Corp. and has since transferred to Arete Operating Company LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Queen City, Wilcox.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Forest Oil Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
San Antonio, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 10 permits on file · (210) 325-9383
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Arete Operating Company LLC |
| Production reports | Arete Operating Company, LLCthrough Feb 2026 |
| Latest permit | Forest Oil Corp.Sep 29, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 29, 1989
- last permit issued
- Dec 2, 1989
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.71M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 2, 1989
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell - Winch G-4-132796 | Vaquillas Ranch (Lobo Cons.) | Arete Operating Company, LLC | 1 | 0 | 2.71M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 37 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Conoco Inc.Jan 1993 → Oct 1998
- 2North Central Oil Corp.Nov 1998 → Dec 2005
- 3Pogo Producing CompanyJan 2006 → Mar 2007
- 4White Oak Operating Company LLCApr 2007 → Sep 2019
- 5Chroma Operating, Inc.May 2008 → Nov 2014
- 6Arete Operating Company, LLCOct 2019 → Feb 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 364352-99 | Drill | Forest Oil Corp. | Sep 25, 1989 | Sep 29, 1989 | — | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-132796 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 479 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 2,995 | -2,516 |
| Wilcox | 5,470 | -4,991 |
| WilcoxWILCOX LOBO | 8,492 | -8,013 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,530 | 8,536 | Perforated |
| 8,582 | 8,608 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 505 | 12.25 | 220 S |
| 7 | 7,622 | 8.75 | 750 S |
| 4.5 | 8,918 | 6.25 | 175 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 | Mar 20, 1990 | Jan 29, 1990 | — |
| 00 | Feb 14, 1990 | Dec 27, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 6, 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 42-479-34917 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-34917 → 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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