WELL · 42-039-00897 · DISTRICT 3
I.P. Farms 'C' #4
Brazoria County · Chocolate Bayou ( Ho.fms. UP) field · Vertical
I.P. Farms 'C' #4 (API 42-039-00897) is a well in Brazoria County operated by Phillips Petroleum Company, completed July 1, 1954.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1998 and 2011, permitted to 9,804 ft.
It was permitted by Elliott Oil & Gas Operating CO. and has since transferred to Phillips Petroleum Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Frio, Ho. Fms. Up.
Its 2 leases have reported 18.4K barrels of oil and 930K mcf of gas since May 2000, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Elliott Oil & Gas Operating Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 20, 2003 · 2,544 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Phillips Petroleum Company |
| Production reports | Elliott Oil & Gas Operating Co.through Jul 2024 |
| Latest permit | Elliott Oil & Gas Operating Co.May 4, 2011 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,804
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 4, 2011
- last permit issued
- Jul 1, 1954
- completed
- 18.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 930K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2000 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 1, 1954
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farms, I. P. "C" G-3-177620 | Chocolate Bayou ( Ho.fms. UP) | Elliott Oil & Gas Operating Co. | 1 | 0 | 911K | May 2000 – Jul 2026 |
| I.P. Farms "C" O-3-25722 | Chocolate Bayou (Grubbs Sand) | Elliott Oil & Gas Operating Co. | 1 | 18.4K | 18.7K | Dec 2010 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 9(-100%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Elliott Oil & Gas CompanyMay 2000 → Dec 2003
- 2Elliott Oil & Gas Operating Co.Jan 2004 → Jul 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 715330-99 | Recompletion | Elliott Oil & Gas Operating Co. | Apr 29, 2011 | May 4, 2011 | Dec 6, 2010 | 9,804 |
| 478526-99 | Reenter | Elliott Oil & Gas Company | Aug 5, 1998 | Aug 28, 1998 | Mar 21, 2000 | 9,804 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-177620 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-25722 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 25 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,922 | 8,926 | Perforated |
| 8,928 | 8,932 | Perforated |
| 9,517 | 9,669 | Perforated |
| 9,629 | 9,634 | Perforated |
| 9,659 | 9,669 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 127 | 24 | — |
| 18 | 129 | 24 | 290 S |
| 9.625 | 2,514 | 12.25 | 1,157 S |
| 9.625 | 2,514 | 12 | — |
| 5.5 | 9,796 | 8.625 | 750 S |
| 5.5 | 9,797 | 8.625 | — |
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 | Mar 29, 2012 | Aug 3, 2011 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 9, 2000 | Jun 26, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 14, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 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 42-039-00897 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-039-00897 → 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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