WELL · 42-487-32306 · DISTRICT 9
Caperton #8
Wilbarger County · Nayfa (Canyon) field · Vertical
Caperton #8 (API 42-487-32306) is a plugged well in Wilbarger County, plugged September 11, 1999, last operated by AK Operating CO..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1994 and 1999, permitted to 3,000 ft.
It was permitted by Access Resources Inc. and has since transferred to AK Operating CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Delmar, Canyon.
Its 2 leases have reported 140K barrels of oil and 35 mcf of gas since January 1995, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Access Resources Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Wichita Falls, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 5, 2015 · 14 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | AK Operating Co. |
| Production reports | Thunderbird Operating, L.L.C.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Access Resources Inc.Dec 29, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 29, 1999
- last permit issued
- Sep 20, 1998
- completed
- 140K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 35
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1995 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 20, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 11, 1999
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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pruitt O-13-30250 | Nayfa (Delmar) | Thunderbird Operating, L.L.C. | 2 | 27.1K | 0 | Dec 2003 – Jul 2026 |
| Caperton O-13-28940 | Nayfa (Canyon) | AK Operating Co. | 2 | 113K | 35 | Jan 1995 – Mar 2000 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 896 · prior 12 503(+78%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Kodiak Petroleum CorporationJan 1995 → Oct 1996
- 2Kodiak Operating, L.L.C.Nov 1996 → Oct 1997
- 3AK Operating Co.Nov 1997 → Mar 1999
- 4JKR Operating, LLCDec 2003 → Apr 2004
- 5Thunderbird Operating, L.L.C.Sep 2005 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 490732-99 | Reenter | Access Resources Inc. | Dec 29, 1999 | Dec 29, 1999 | Jun 1, 2001 | 1,999 |
| 431221-99 | Drill | Kodiak Petroleum Corporation | Dec 22, 1994 | Dec 22, 1994 | Dec 22, 1994 | 3,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-28940 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-13-30250 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,243 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Delmar | 1,840 | -597 |
| Canyon | 2,520 | -1,277 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,840 | 1,846 | Perforated |
| 2,520 | 2,528 | Perforated |
| 2,536 | 2,542 | Perforated |
| 2,586 | 2,588 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 107 | 12.75 | 80 S |
| 5.5 | 2,620 | 7.875 | 170 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 5, 2004 | Dec 23, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 3, 2004 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 28, 1998 | Nov 12, 1998 | — |
| 00 | Mar 31, 1995 | Mar 8, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 24, 1995 | — | — |
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 42-487-32306 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-487-32306 → 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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