TEXAS · WELLS · WEBB COUNTY · API 42-479-35717 · DISTRICT 04
Martin Sophie J. #8
Webb County · Dolores Creek South (Lobo 1) field · Vertical
Martin Sophie J. #8 (API 42-479-35717) is a plugged well in Webb County, plugged September 5, 2012, last operated by Michael Petroleum Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 7, 1992, permitted to 9,500 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Queen, Queen City, Reklaw, Wilcox.
Its 2 leases have reported 4.43K barrels of oil and 341K mcf of gas since February 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Jul 10, 2001
- Permits on file
- 271
- Phone
- (713) 895-0909
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Michael Petroleum Corporation |
| Production reports | Rosetta Resources Operating LPthrough May 2007 |
| Latest permit | Michael Petroleum CorporationDec 7, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 7, 1992
- last permit issued
- Mar 18, 1994
- completed
- 4.43K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 341K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 1993 THROUGH May 2007
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 18, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 5, 2012
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin, Sophie J. G-4-144967 | Cerrito Creek (Lobo Cons.) | Rosetta Resources Operating LP | 1 | 2.09K | 197K | Feb 1993 – May 2007 |
| Martin, Sophie J. G-4-144964 | Dolores Creek, South (Lobo 1) | Michael Petroleum Corporation | 1 | 2.35K | 144K | Feb 1993 – Apr 1994 |
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.
- 1Michael Petroleum CorporationMar 1993 → Sep 2001
- 2Calpine Natural Gas CompanyJan 2002 → Apr 2002
- 3Calpine Natural Gas Company L.P.May 2002 → Jul 2002
- 4Calpine Natural Gas L.P.Aug 2002 → Dec 2005
- 5Rosetta Resources Operating LPJan 2006 → May 2007
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 406917-99 | Drill | Michael Petroleum Corporation | Dec 7, 1992 | Dec 7, 1992 | Dec 14, 1992 | 9,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 1994 | Martin Sophie J. G-4-144964 | Dolores Creek South (Lobo 1) | Michael Petroleum Corporation | Plugged | — |
| Mar 18, 1993 | Martin Sophie J. G-4-144967 | Cerrito Creek (Lobo Cons.) | Rosetta Resources Operating LP | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 490 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen | 2,850 | -2,360 |
| Queen City | 2,850 | -2,360 |
| Reklaw | 4,070 | -3,580 |
| Wilcox | 4,510 | -4,020 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,114 | 8,168 | Perforated |
| 8,602 | 8,614 | Perforated |
| 8,620 | 8,624 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 770 | 12.25 | 320 S |
| 7 | 7,047 | 8.75 | 435 S |
| 4.5 | 9,081 | 6.25 | 260 S |
| 4.5 | 9,081 | 6.333 | 260 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Oct 31, 1994 | Aug 25, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Aug 5, 1994 | Jun 1, 1994 | — |
| 00 | May 11, 1993 | Apr 5, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | May 5, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-479-35717 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-35717 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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