WELL · 42-483-31223 · DISTRICT 10
Locke #8M
Wheeler County · Panhandle Wheeler County Field field · Vertical
Locke #8M (API 42-483-31223) is a plugged well in Wheeler County, plugged January 10, 2003, last operated by Rimrock Gas Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 27, 1984, permitted to 2,300 ft.
It was permitted by Panhandle Drilling Company and has since transferred to Rimrock Gas Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Panhandle Lime, Brown Dolomite, Arkosic Dolomite, Arkosic Wash.
Its lease has reported 494 barrels of oil and 1.79K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in August 2003.
Operator of record
Permitted by Panhandle Drilling Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Weatherford, OK · P-5 Y, filed Jun 6, 2008 · 7 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Rimrock Gas Company |
| Production reports | Rimrock Gas Company,inc.through Nov 1999 |
| Latest permit | Panhandle Drilling CompanyAug 27, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 27, 1984
- last permit issued
- Oct 28, 1984
- completed
- 494
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.79K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2003
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 28, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 10, 2003
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locke O-14-6042 | Panhandle Wheeler County Field | Rimrock Gas Company | 1 | 494 | 1.79K | Jan 1993 – Aug 2003 |
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.
- 1J.B. ExplorationJan 1993 → Sep 1994
- 2Rimrock Gas Company,inc.Nov 1999 → Nov 1999
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 249594-99 | Drill | Panhandle Drilling Company | Sep 21, 1984 | Aug 27, 1984 | Oct 9, 1984 | 2,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-14-6042 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,226 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Panhandle Lime | 1,529 | 697 |
| Brown Dolomite | 1,964 | 262 |
| Arkosic Dolomite | 2,104 | 122 |
| Arkosic Wash | 2,142 | 84 |
| Crystalline Dolomite | 2,160 | 66 |
| Messer Zone | 2,186 | 40 |
| Granite Wash | 2,200 | 26 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,892 | 2,219 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 345 | 12.25 | 200 S |
| 4.5 | 2,266 | 7.875 | 140 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 | Apr 17, 1985 | Mar 15, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Mar 29, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-483-31223 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-483-31223 → 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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