WELL · 42-481-33962 · DISTRICT 3
Couey #8
Wharton County · Popp (2600) field · Vertical
Couey #8 (API 42-481-33962) is a plugged well in Wharton County, plugged June 4, 2004, last operated by Transtexas Gas Corporation.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits (amended once) between 1997 and 2001, permitted to 3,500 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Upr. Miocene.
Operator of record
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 6, 2005 · 925 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Transtexas Gas Corporation |
| Production reports | Transtexas Gas Corporationthrough Mar 2004 |
| Latest permit | Transtexas Gas CorporationApr 19, 2001 |
- 3,500
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Apr 19, 2001
- last permit issued
- Apr 17, 2001
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 743K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 1997 THROUGH Jun 2004
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 17, 2001
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 4, 2004
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Couey G-3-167575 | Popp (2400) | Transtexas Gas Corporation | 1 | 0 | 706K | Mar 1998 – Jun 2004 |
| Couey G-3-182280 | Popp (2600) | Transtexas Gas Corporation | 1 | 0 | 3.54K | Apr 2001 – Jun 2004 |
| Couey G-3-165120 | Popp (2600) | Adobe Energy, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 33.3K | Sep 1997 – Mar 1998 |
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.
- 1Adobe Energy, Inc.Sep 1997 → Sep 1998
- 2Transtexas Gas CorporationOct 1998 → Mar 2004
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 507951-99 | Recompletion | Transtexas Gas Corporation | Apr 19, 2001 | Apr 19, 2001 | Apr 10, 2001 | 3,500 |
| 475223-99 | Recompletion | Adobe Energy, Inc. | Apr 10, 1998 | Apr 10, 1998 | Mar 23, 1998 | 3,500 |
| 459806-98 | Drill | Adobe Energy, Inc. | Oct 2, 1997 | Mar 12, 1997 | Apr 2, 1997 | 3,500 |
| 459806-99 | Drill | Adobe Energy, Inc. | Mar 12, 1997 | Mar 12, 1997 | — | 3,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-165120 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-167575 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-182280 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 147 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)UPPER MIOCENE | 1,462 | -1,315 |
| Upr. Miocene | 1,462 | -1,315 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,476 | 2,478 | Perforated |
| 2,644 | 2,648 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 300 | 12.25 | 200 S |
| 4.5 | 2,997 | 7.875 | 507 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 | May 20, 2003 | Apr 29, 2003 | — |
| 00 | Jun 26, 2001 | Apr 23, 2001 | — |
| 00 | May 11, 2001 | — | — |
| 00 | May 7, 1998 | Apr 13, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 27, 1998 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 17, 1997 | Oct 2, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 7, 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.
- Wellbore filings for 42-481-33962 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-33962 → 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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