WELL · 42-041-30417 · DISTRICT 3
Wilson James D. #4
Brazos County · Kurten (Woodbine) field · Vertical
Wilson James D. #4 (API 42-041-30417) is a well in Brazos County operated by Wildfire Energy Operating LLC, completed October 15, 1978.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 23, 1978, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by Buttes Resources Company and has since transferred to Wildfire Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 59.1K barrels of oil and 25.9K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Buttes Resources Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 171 permits on file · (713) 261-3871
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Wildfire Energy Operating LLC |
| Production reports | MD America Energy, LLCthrough Mar 2020 |
| Latest permit | Buttes Resources CompanyAug 23, 1978 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 23, 1978
- last permit issued
- Oct 15, 1978
- completed
- 59.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 25.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 15, 1978
- 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 lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson, James D. Unit #4 O-3-15787 | Kurten (Woodbine) | Wildfire Energy Operating LLC | 1 | 59.1K | 25.9K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Buttes Resources CompanyJan 1993 → Jul 1993
- 2Reunion Energy CompanyAug 1993 → May 1996
- 3Tri-Union Development Corp.Jun 1996 → Oct 2004
- 4Texcal Energy (GP) LLCNov 2004 → May 2010
- 5PmoJun 2010 → Jun 2011
- 6Woodbine Acquisition CorporationJul 2011 → Apr 2012
- 7Woodbine Acquisition LLCMay 2012 → May 2014
- 8MD America Energy, LLCJun 2014 → Mar 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31187-99 | Drill | Buttes Resources Company | Aug 23, 1978 | Aug 23, 1978 | — | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-15787 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,259 | 8,326 | Perforated |
| — | 8,326 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,568 | 12.25 | 1,120 S |
| 2.875 | 7,954 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 9,082 | 8.75 | 1,055 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 | May 25, 1984 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Nov 3, 1978 | — |
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 42-041-30417 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-041-30417 → 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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