WELL · 42-507-32172 · DISTRICT 1
West G. W. #8
Zavala County · Leona River (Escondido D-1) field · Vertical
West G. W. #8 (API 42-507-32172) is a well in Zavala County operated by Contango Resources LLC, completed February 3, 1986.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1985 and 2011, permitted to 4,700 ft.
It was permitted by Crimson Exploration Oper., Inc. and has since transferred to Contango Resources LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Carrizo, Escondido.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Crimson Exploration Oper., Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Andrews, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 13 permits on file · (844) 336-4716
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Contango Resources LLC |
| Production reports | Crimson Exploration Oper., Inc.through Jul 2009 |
| Latest permit | Crimson Exploration Oper., Inc.Jan 20, 2011 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,700
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 20, 2011
- last permit issued
- Feb 3, 1986
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 259K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 3, 1986
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West, G.W. G-1-265245 | Carrizo (Escondido 1350) | Trinity Operating (Usg), LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Apr 2011 – Jul 2026 |
| West, G. W. G-1-120088 | Leona River (Escondido D-1) | Contango Resources, LLC | 1 | 0 | 259K | Jan 1993 – Apr 2023 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Texaco E & P Inc.Jan 1993 → Jun 1993
- 2Travers Resources, Inc.Jul 1993 → Mar 1998
- 3Cavalier Oil & Gas, Inc.Apr 1998 → Jan 2000
- 4Setex Oil and Gas CompanyApr 2000 → Mar 2005
- 5Crimson Exploration Oper., Inc.Jul 2007 → Jul 2009
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 708640-99 | Recompletion | Crimson Exploration Oper., Inc. | Jan 17, 2011 | Jan 20, 2011 | Apr 4, 2011 | 4,700 |
| 292493-99 | Drill | Texaco Inc. | Oct 24, 1985 | Dec 12, 1985 | Jan 22, 1986 | 4,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-1-120088 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-1-265245 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 680 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,600 | 1,650 | Perforated |
| 3,502 | 3,520 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 525 | 12.25 | 235 S |
| 5.5 | 3,682 | 8.5 | 990 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 | Nov 14, 2012 | Jan 10, 2012 | — |
| 00 | Mar 11, 1986 | Feb 14, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 1, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-507-32172 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-507-32172 → 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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