WELL · 42-039-32491 · DISTRICT 3
Farms I. P. #4X
Brazoria County · Chocolate Bayou (12 000) field · Directional
Farms I. P. #4X (API 42-039-32491) is a well in Brazoria County operated by Texas Meridian Res. Expl. Inc., completed March 17, 1995.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended twice) between 1993 and 1995, permitted to 16,000 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Frio, Top Lower Houston Farms, Banfield.
Its 3 leases have reported 19K barrels of oil and 137K mcf of gas since May 1994, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Texas Meridian Res. Expl. Inc.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 6, 1998 · 42 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Texas Meridian Res. Expl. Inc. |
| Production reports | Mission Resources Corporationthrough Aug 2001 |
| Latest permit | Texas Meridian Res. Expl., Inc.Jul 6, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 16,000
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Jul 6, 1995
- last permit issued
- Mar 17, 1995
- completed
- 19K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 137K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1994 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 17, 1995
- 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 3 leases 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farms, I. P. O-3-23129 | Chocolate Bayou (Lower Schenk) | Proline Energy Resources Inc | 1 | 7.54K | 61.7K | Sep 1996 – Jul 2026 |
| Farms, I. P. G-3-156341 | Chocolate Bayou (12,000) | Texas Meridian Res. Expl., Inc. | 1 | 0 | 39.4K | Mar 1995 – Aug 1996 |
| Farms, I. P. O-3-22487 | Chocolate Bayou (Lower Schenk) | Texas Meridian Res. Expl., Inc. | 1 | 11.4K | 36K | May 1994 – Dec 1995 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Texas Meridian Res. Expl., Inc.Jun 1994 → Jan 1998
- 2Mission Resources CorporationJun 2001 → Aug 2001
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 437232-99 | Recompletion | Texas Meridian Res. Expl., Inc. | Jun 23, 1995 | Jul 6, 1995 | Jan 21, 1995 | 12,750 |
| 409636-97 | Drill | Texas Meridian Res. Expl., Inc. | Jul 22, 1994 | Mar 31, 1993 | Feb 16, 1994 | 12,750 |
| 409636-98 | Drill | Texas Meridian Res. Expl., Inc. | Feb 15, 1994 | Mar 31, 1993 | — | 16,000 |
| 409636-99 | Drill | Texas Meridian Res. Expl., Inc. | Mar 8, 1993 | Mar 31, 1993 | — | 14,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-156341 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-22487 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-23129 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 17 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)BASE OF MIOCENE | 6,987 | -6,970 |
| FrioTOP FRIO | 9,362 | -9,345 |
| Top Lower Houston Farms | 10,718 | -10,701 |
| Banfield | 11,295 | -11,278 |
| "S" Sand | 12,015 | -11,998 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,485 | 11,491 | Perforated |
| 11,651 | 11,655 | Perforated |
| 12,014 | 12,018 | Perforated |
| 12,234 | 12,251 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1,578 | 17.5 | 1,130 S |
| 13.375 | 4,578 | 17.5 | 790 S |
| 9.625 | 11,640 | 12.5 | 690 S |
| 9.625 | 11,640 | 12.25 | 1,690 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 12, 1997 | Jan 22, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Jan 28, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 30, 1996 | Jun 28, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 28, 1995 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 23, 1994 | Jul 25, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Sep 12, 1994 | — | 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 42-039-32491 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-039-32491 → 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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