WELL · 42-009-42892 · DISTRICT 9
Prothro #4
Archer County · Archer County Regular field · Vertical
Prothro #4 (API 42-009-42892) is a plugged well in Archer County, plugged August 21, 2018, last operated by Jlw Operations LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 27, 2015, permitted to 5,200 ft.
It was permitted by Southern Exploration, Inc. and has since transferred to Jlw Operations LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Thomas Sand, Gunsight, Megargel, Canyon.
Its lease has reported 22.4K barrels of oil since November 2013, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Southern Exploration, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Lubbock, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · 9 permits on file · (940) 631-7134
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | JLW Operations LLC |
| Production reports | JLW Operations, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Southern Exploration, Inc.Apr 27, 2015 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 27, 2015
- last permit issued
- Jul 14, 2015
- completed
- 22.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2013 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 14, 2015
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 21, 2018
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prothro O-13-32731 | Archer County Regular | JLW Operations, LLC | 3 | 22.4K | 0 | Nov 2013 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,430 · prior 12 1,331(+7%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Southern Exploration, Inc.Nov 2013 → Jul 2017
- 2JLW Operations, LLCJan 2023 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 805714-99 | Drill | Southern Exploration, Inc. | Apr 17, 2015 | Apr 27, 2015 | Jun 10, 2015 | 5,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-32731 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,081 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,804 | 4,808 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 143 | 12.25 | 100 S |
| 5.5 | 5,249 | 7.875 | 375 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 | Aug 18, 2015 | Jul 31, 2015 | Yes |
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 42-009-42892 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-009-42892 → 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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