WELL · 42-023-31403 · DISTRICT 9
Morris Portwood #4A
Baylor County · Watson River (Caddo 4730) field · Vertical
Morris Portwood #4A (API 42-023-31403) is a plugged well in Baylor County, plugged March 12, 1998, last operated by Palmer Tank Trucks Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 23, 1990, permitted to 4,800 ft.
It was permitted by Caribou Operating CO. and has since transferred to Palmer Tank Trucks Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Palo Pinto, Strawn, Caddo.
Operator of record
Permitted by Caribou Operating Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Olney, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 6, 2008 · 15 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Palmer Tank Trucks Inc. |
| Production reports | Caribou Operating Co.through Mar 1993 |
| Latest permit | Caribou Operating Co.Apr 23, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 23, 1990
- last permit issued
- Aug 26, 1990
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 1998
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 26, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 12, 1998
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morris, Portwood O-13-27820 | Watson River (Caddo 4730) | Palmer Tank Trucks, Inc. | 2 | 0 | 1 | Jan 1993 – May 1998 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 372363-99 | Drill | Caribou Operating Co. | Apr 19, 1990 | Apr 23, 1990 | — | 4,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-27820 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,243 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Palo Pinto | 2,244 | -1,001 |
| Strawn | 3,322 | -2,079 |
| Caddo | 4,650 | -3,407 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,726 | 4,730 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 107 | 12 | 85 S |
| 4.5 | 4,726 | 7.875 | 100 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 7, 1990 | Sep 17, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 25, 1990 | — | — |
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 42-023-31403 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-023-31403 → 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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