WELL · 42-497-34742 · DISTRICT 9
Orr William #8
Wise County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Vertical
Orr William #8 (API 42-497-34742) is a well in Wise County operated by Upham Oil & Gas Company, completed February 22, 2002.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2001 and 2003, permitted to 7,300 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Caddo, Ellenburger.
Its 2 leases have reported 634 barrels of oil and 467K mcf of gas since March 2002, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Mineral Wells, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 141 permits on file · (940) 325-4491
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Upham Oil & Gas Company |
| Production reports | Upham Oil & Gas Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Upham Oil & Gas CompanyJul 21, 2003 |
- 7,300
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 21, 2003
- last permit issued
- Feb 22, 2002
- completed
- 634
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 467K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2002 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 22, 2002
- 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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orr, William G-13-196939 | Boonsville (Bend Congl., Gas) | Upham Oil & Gas Company | 1 | 0 | 449K | Jul 2003 – Jul 2026 |
| Orr, William O-13-30013 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Upham Oil & Gas Company | 1 | 634 | 17.9K | Mar 2002 – Oct 2003 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 4,587 · prior 12 5,271(-13%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Upham Oil & Gas CompanyMar 2002 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 534113-99 | Recompletion | Upham Oil & Gas Company | Jul 14, 2003 | Jul 21, 2003 | Jun 2, 2003 | 5,975 |
| 512489-99 | Drill | Upham Oil & Gas Company | Aug 13, 2001 | Aug 15, 2001 | Aug 18, 2001 | 7,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-196939 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-13-30013 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 945 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| CaddoCADDO LIME | 4,985 | -4,040 |
| Ellenburger | 6,990 | -6,045 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,709 | 5,908 | Perforated |
| 6,698 | 6,894 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 321 | 12.25 | 240 S |
| 5.5 | 7,085 | 7.875 | 320 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 | Oct 20, 2003 | Aug 27, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 8, 2003 | — | — |
| 00 | May 23, 2002 | Apr 1, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 10, 2002 | — | — |
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 42-497-34742 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-34742 → 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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