WELL · 42-015-30471 · DISTRICT 3
Butler Ranch #4
Austin County · New Ulm (10400) field · Vertical
Butler Ranch #4 (API 42-015-30471) is a plugged well in Austin County, plugged September 1, 1987, last operated by Samson Resources Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1981 and 1985, permitted to 10,700 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Yegua, Cook Mtn, Wilcox.
Operator of record
Tulsa, OK · P-5 Y, filed Jul 13, 2001 · 230 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Samson Resources Company |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Samson Resources CompanyNov 6, 1985 |
- 10,700
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 6, 1985
- last permit issued
- Nov 29, 1985
- completed
- —
- cumulative oil, bbl
- —
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 29, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 1, 1987
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.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 290110-99 | Recompletion | Samson Resources Company | Nov 1, 1985 | Nov 6, 1985 | — | 10,484 |
| 105424-99 | Drill | Amax Petroleum Corporation | Jan 13, 1981 | Jan 13, 1981 | — | 10,700 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 427 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,615 | 9,625 | Perforated |
| 10,386 | 10,394 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,848 | 13.5 | 1,300 S |
| 2.375 | 9,392 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 10,484 | 8.75 | 700 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 | Feb 20, 1986 | Dec 27, 1985 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 24, 1986 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 23, 1981 | — |
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 42-015-30471 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-015-30471 → 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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