WELL · 42-485-44317 · DISTRICT 9
Waggoner - Aurora #A 8
Wichita County · Waggoner South Electra (Canyon) field · Vertical
Waggoner - Aurora #A 8 (API 42-485-44317) is a well in Wichita County operated by Covenant Operating LLC, completed February 27, 2008.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2007 and 2012, permitted to 2,700 ft.
It was permitted by Waggoner, W. T., Estate and has since transferred to Covenant Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Megargel Lime, Gunsight.
Its 2 leases have reported 315K barrels of oil since September 2006, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 9 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Waggoner, W. T., Estate; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Wichita Falls, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 4, 2026 · 85 permits on file · (940) 733-3018
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Covenant Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Covenant Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Waggoner, W. T., EstateAug 21, 2012 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,700
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 21, 2012
- last permit issued
- Feb 27, 2008
- completed
- 315K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2006 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 27, 2008
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 9 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waggoner - Aurora O-13-30753 | Waggoner South Electra (Canyon) | Covenant Operating, LLC | 5 | 56.1K | 0 | Sep 2006 – Jul 2026 |
| Waggoner - Aurora O-13-30772 | Waggoner, S. Electra (Milham) | Covenant Operating, LLC | 4 | 259K | 0 | Nov 2006 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 5,176 · prior 12 5,863(-12%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Waggoner, W. T., EstateNov 2006 → Mar 2016
- 2W.T. Waggoner Estate, Inc.Apr 2016 → Oct 2018
- 3Covenant Operating, LLCNov 2018 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 745261-99 | Recompletion | Waggoner, W. T., Estate | Jul 24, 2012 | Aug 21, 2012 | Jul 2, 2012 | 2,603 |
| 649286-99 | Drill | Waggoner, W. T., Estate | Nov 8, 2007 | Nov 27, 2007 | Dec 9, 2007 | 2,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-30753 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-13-30772 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,148 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Megargel Lime | 1,800 | -652 |
| GunsightGUNSIGHT LIME | 1,908 | -760 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,104 | 2,114 | Perforated |
| 2,412 | 2,419 | Perforated |
| 2,453 | 2,464 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 60 | 12.25 | 50 S |
| 5.5 | 2,589 | 7.875 | 275 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 | Sep 16, 2013 | Sep 7, 2012 | — |
| 00 | Aug 19, 2008 | Mar 10, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 1, 2008 | — | — |
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 42-485-44317 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-485-44317 → 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.
New to these records? How to read a well page · API numbers · completion reports and tops · why production is by lease
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/wells/48544317, documented in the API reference.