WELL · 42-499-30124 · DISTRICT 6
Rainwater H. K. #8
Wood County · Quitman (Q5 South) field · Vertical
Rainwater H. K. #8 (API 42-499-30124) is a well in Wood County operated by Shell Western E&P Inc., completed September 6, 1972.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 22, 1988, permitted to 7,250 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Paluxy, Q5.
Its lease has reported 45.9K barrels of oil and 21.2K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 7, 2000 · 2,528 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Shell Western E&P Inc. |
| Production reports | Atlas Operating LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Shell Western E&P Inc.Jan 22, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,250
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 22, 1988
- last permit issued
- Sep 6, 1972
- completed
- 45.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 21.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 6, 1972
- 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 lease 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainwater, H. K. O-6-1371 | Quitman | Atlas Operating LLC | 2 | 45.9K | 21.2K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 382 · prior 12 617(-38%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Shell Western E&P Inc.Jan 1993 → Apr 1993
- 2Cross Timbers Operating CompanyMay 1993 → Oct 1996
- 3J-O'B Operating CompanyJun 1997 → Oct 2001
- 4Gaither Petroleum CorporationNov 2001 → Aug 2004
- 5Pioneer Exploration, Ltd.Sep 2004 → Jan 2008
- 6Pioneer Exploration, LLCFeb 2008 → Mar 2010
- 7Atlas Operating LLCApr 2010 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 341697-99 | Recompletion | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Jan 21, 1988 | Jan 22, 1988 | — | 7,250 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-6-1371 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,139 | 6,148 | Perforated |
| 6,246 | 6,250 | Perforated |
| 7,070 | 7,080 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 752 | 12.25 | 400 S |
| 8.625 | 752 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 7,253 | 7.875 | 350 S |
| 5.5 | 7,253 | — | — |
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 4, 1988 | Feb 22, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 26, 1988 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 20, 1972 | — |
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 42-499-30124 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-499-30124 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 0
- bbl, all reported
- —
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000060675 | W-14 Disposal | Canceled Sep 19, 1989 | 10,000 | 1,400 | 4,610–5,040 |
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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