WELL · 42-041-30697 · DISTRICT 3
Bert Wheeler #4
Brazos County · Kurten (Buda) field · Vertical
Bert Wheeler #4 (API 42-041-30697) is a plugged well in Brazos County, plugged August 30, 1999, last operated by Prodeco Exploration Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 14, 1981, permitted to 11,000 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Woodbine, Buda, Georgetown.
Its lease has reported 1.32M barrels of oil and 2.3M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 114 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 15, 1986 · 51 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Prodeco Exploration Inc. |
| Production reports | B.W.O.C., Inc.through Jun 2002 |
| Latest permit | Prodeco Exploration, Inc.Dec 14, 1981 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 14, 1981
- last permit issued
- Apr 19, 1982
- completed
- 1.32M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.3M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 19, 1982
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 30, 1999
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 114 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Woodbine Unit O-3-18630 | Bryan (Woodbine) | B.W.O.C., Inc. | 114 | 1.32M | 2.3M | 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.
- 1B.W.O.C., Inc.Jan 1993 → Jun 2002
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 144295-99 | Drill | Prodeco Exploration, Inc. | Dec 14, 1981 | Dec 14, 1981 | — | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-18630 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 308 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 8,120 | -7,812 |
| Austin Chalk | 8,150 | -7,842 |
| Woodbine | 8,480 | -8,172 |
| Woodbine | 8,491 | -8,183 |
| Buda | 9,026 | -8,718 |
| Georgetown | 9,130 | -8,822 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,505 | 4,567 | Perforated |
| 8,485 | 8,492 | Perforated |
| 9,026 | 9,116 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,780 | 12.25 | 1,300 S |
| 9.625 | 3,791 | 12.25 | 1,300 S |
| 2.375 | 9,010 | — | — |
| 7 | 9,220 | 8.75 | 700 S |
| 7 | 9,275 | 8.75 | 700 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 7, 1990 | May 4, 1990 | — |
| 00 | Nov 8, 1989 | Sep 27, 1989 | — |
| 00 | Feb 20, 1986 | Jan 22, 1986 | — |
| 00 | Jul 18, 1985 | May 26, 1982 | — |
| 00 | Jul 13, 1985 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 26, 1982 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 18, 1982 | — |
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 42-041-30697 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-041-30697 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 7.41M
- bbl, all reported
- Apr 1999
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000071249 | H-1 Injection | Canceled Jan 18, 1995 | 8,000 | 4,000 | 8,485–8,492 |
| 000072253 | W-14 Disposal | Plugged Sep 29, 1999 | 15,000 | 1,500 | 4,500–4,567 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 50,343(-100%)
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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