TEXAS · WELLS · ARCHER COUNTY · API 42-009-38057 · DISTRICT 7C
Forcher Unit #4
Archer County · Sturm (Canyon) field · Vertical
Forcher Unit #4 (API 42-009-38057) is a plugged well in Archer County, plugged February 15, 1996, last operated by Walsh & Watts Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 28, 1983, permitted to 3,700 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Thomas Sand, Gunsight, Canyon.
Its 2 leases have reported 2.43K barrels of oil and 20 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in April 1996. The leases carry 6 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Aledo, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 2, 2025
- Permits on file
- 361
- Phone
- (469) 428-3381
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Walsh & Watts Inc. |
| Production reports | Walsh & Watts, Inc.through Jan 1996 |
| Latest permit | Walsh & Watts, Inc.Dec 28, 1983 |
- 3,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 28, 1983
- last permit issued
- Jan 16, 1984
- completed
- 2.43K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 20
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 1996
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 16, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 15, 1996
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 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forcher Unit O-13-28974 | Sturm (Canyon) | Walsh & Watts, Inc. | 4 | 1.09K | 0 | Jun 1995 – Apr 1996 |
| Forcher B O-13-21673 | Sturm (Canyon) | Walsh & Watts, Inc. | 2 | 1.34K | 20 | Jan 1993 – Aug 1995 |
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.
- 1Walsh & Watts, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jan 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 224793-99 | Drill | Walsh & Watts, Inc. | Dec 15, 1983 | Dec 28, 1983 | Dec 19, 1983 | 3,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 1984 | Forcher Unit O-13-28974 | Sturm (Canyon) | Walsh & Watts Inc. | Plugged | — |
| Jan 16, 1984 | Forcher B O-13-21673 | Sturm (Canyon) | Walsh & Watts Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 988 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Sand | 1,082 | -94 |
| Gunsight | 1,654 | -666 |
| Canyon | 3,532 | -2,544 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,532 | 3,548 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 102 | 11 | 75 S |
| 7 | 3,600 | 8.75 | 115 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 | Jun 13, 1995 | Jan 25, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Feb 23, 1984 | Jan 25, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Feb 2, 1984 | Jan 25, 1984 | — |
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 42-009-38057 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-009-38057 → 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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