TEXAS · WELLS · WISE COUNTY · FOX LEASE · API 42-497-36086 · DISTRICT 7C
Fox #8
Wise County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Producing · Vertical
Fox #8 (API 42-497-36086) is a well in Wise County operated by Lime Rock Resources IV-A L.P., completed August 31, 2006 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in December 1, 2023.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 24, 2006, permitted to 8,215 ft.
It was permitted by Burlington Resources O & G CO LP and has since transferred to Lime Rock Resources IV-A L.P. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Caddo, Barnett, Viola.
Its lease has reported 3.2K barrels of oil and 454K mcf of gas since August 2006, last reporting volume in March 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Burlington Resources O & G Co LP; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 18, 2025
- Permits on file
- 117
- Phone
- (713) 292-9510
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Lime Rock Resources IV-a L.P. |
| Production reports | Lime Rock Resources IV-a, L.P.through Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Burlington Resources O & G Co LPJul 24, 2006 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,215
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 24, 2006
- last permit issued
- Aug 31, 2006
- completed
- 3.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 454K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · OCT 2006 THROUGH MAR 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 31, 2006
- Shut in
- Dec 1, 2023
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH AUG 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fox G-13-225364 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Lime Rock Resources IV-a, L.P. | 1 | 3.2K | 454K | Aug 2006 – Mar 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 112 · prior 12 0
Wells named Fox
Lime Rock Resources IV-a L.P.'s other wells filed under this lease name in Wise County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Burlington Resources O & G Co LPOct 2006 → Jul 2016
- 2Lime Rock Resources IV-a, L.P.Jul 2021 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 623116-99 | Drill | Burlington Resources O & G Co LP | Jul 24, 2006 | Jul 24, 2006 | Aug 5, 2006 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2006 | Fox G-13-225364 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | Lime Rock Resources IV-a L.P. | Producing · shut in Dec 1, 2023 | 8,215 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 775 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,398 | 8,086 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 861 | 12.25 | 420 S |
| 5.5 | 8,215 | 7.875 | 300 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Apr 12, 2007 | Feb 12, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 19, 2007 | — | — |
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 42-497-36086 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-36086 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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