WELL · 42-025-33167 · DISTRICT 2
Murphy John -A- #4R
Bee County · Papalote E. (3250) field · Producing · Vertical
Murphy John -A- #4R (API 42-025-33167) is a well in Bee County operated by Bridwell Oil CO., completed April 21, 2002 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 14, 2002, permitted to 3,350 ft.
It was permitted by Hamilton, John M. Estate and has since transferred to Bridwell Oil CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Catahoula.
Its lease has reported 266K barrels of oil and 21 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Hamilton, John M. Estate; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Wichita Falls, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 1,146 permits on file · (940) 632-8246
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bridwell Oil Co. |
| Production reports | Bridwell Oil Co.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Hamilton, John M. EstateMar 14, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,350
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 14, 2002
- last permit issued
- Apr 21, 2002
- completed
- 266K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 21
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 21, 2002
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murphy, John -A- O-2-3512 | Papalote, E. (3250) | Bridwell Oil Co. | 5 | 266K | 21 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 2,433 · prior 12 2,389(+2%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Hamilton, John M.Jan 1993 → May 2001
- 2Hamilton, John M. EstateJun 2001 → Mar 2003
- 3Hamilton, Dorothy G.Apr 2003 → Sep 2003
- 4Hamilton-Tedford Oper. Co., LLCOct 2003 → Apr 2006
- 5Bridwell Oil Co.May 2006 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 518315-99 | Drill | Hamilton, John M. Estate | Mar 14, 2002 | Mar 14, 2002 | Mar 19, 2002 | 3,350 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-2-3512 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 66 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | 2,050 | -1,984 |
| Catahoula | 3,240 | -3,174 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,242 | 3,244 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 875 | 14.75 | 361 S |
| 7 | 3,352 | 9.875 | 605 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 26, 2002 | May 10, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | May 21, 2002 | — | — |
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 42-025-33167 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-025-33167 → 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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