WELL · 42-495-33666 · DISTRICT 8
French #8
Winkler County · Kermit field · Vertical
French #8 (API 42-495-33666) is a plugged well in Winkler County, plugged November 23, 2020, last operated by Stout Energy Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 27, 2015, permitted to 3,300 ft.
It was permitted by Cavalcade Operating Company LLC and has since transferred to Stout Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Rustler, Yates, Queen, Colby-Queen.
Its lease has reported 53.5K barrels of oil and 4.78K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 7 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Cavalcade Operating Company LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 35 permits on file · (432) 631-6522
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Stout Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Stout Energy Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Cavalcade Operating Company LLCJan 27, 2015 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 27, 2015
- last permit issued
- Nov 11, 2015
- completed
- 53.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.78K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 11, 2015
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 23, 2020
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; they carry 7 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| French O-10-13598 | Kermit | Stout Energy Inc. | 7 | 53.5K | 4.78K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 2,313 · prior 12 2,605(-11%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Lindenmuth & Associates, Inc.Jan 1993 → Apr 1994
- 2Herricks Oil Co.Dec 1996 → Oct 1999
- 3Permian Resources, Inc.Feb 2000 → Dec 2002
- 4Snyder, Dennis R., Inc.Jan 2003 → May 2005
- 5Endeavor Energy Resources L.P.Apr 2015 → Apr 2015
- 6Cavalcade Operating Company LLCNov 2015 → Sep 2017
- 7Stout Energy Inc.Oct 2017 → Apr 2026
- 8Saxet Oil CorporationJul 2025 → Aug 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 803297-99 | Drill | Cavalcade Operating Company LLC | Jan 27, 2015 | Jan 27, 2015 | Mar 12, 2015 | 3,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-13598 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,837 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| RustlerRUSTLER - POSSIBLE FLOW; POSSIBL | 614 | 2,223 |
| Yates | 2,356 | 481 |
| QueenQUEEN-SEVEN RIVERS | 2,533 | 304 |
| Colby-Queen | 2,752 | 85 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — |
| Glorieta | — | — |
| Holt | — | — |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - HIGH FLOWS, H2S, CO | — | — |
| Wichita-AlbanyWICHITA ALBANY | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,596 | 2,990 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 446 | 12.25 | 285 S |
| 5.5 | 3,004 | 7.875 | 630 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 | Jan 5, 2017 | Oct 4, 2016 | Yes |
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 42-495-33666 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-495-33666 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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