WELL · 42-041-31218 · DISTRICT 3
Wickson-Barnes Unit 1 #4H
Brazos County · Kurten (Buda) field · Horizontal
Wickson-Barnes Unit 1 #4H (API 42-041-31218) is a plugged horizontal well in Brazos County, plugged June 8, 1993, last operated by Badger Energy Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1984 and 2003, permitted to 13,000 ft.
It was permitted by B.W.O.C., Inc. and has since transferred to Badger Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Woodbine, Buda, George Town.
Its 2 leases have reported 36.2K barrels of oil and 38.9K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by B.W.O.C., Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Austin, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 20 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Badger Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | B.W.O.C., Inc.through Dec 2004 |
| Latest permit | B.W.O.C., Inc.May 9, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 9, 2003
- last permit issued
- Nov 17, 1984
- completed
- 36.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 38.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 17, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 8, 1993
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wickson-Barnes Unit 1 O-3-17551 | Kurten (Buda) | Badger Energy, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Kim O-3-24385 | Giddings (Buda) | B.W.O.C., Inc. | 1 | 36.2K | 38.9K | Jun 2003 – Jul 2006 |
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.Jun 2003 → Dec 2004
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 531754-99 | Reenter | B.W.O.C., Inc. | May 9, 2003 | May 9, 2003 | May 13, 2003 | 13,000 |
| 252475-99 | Drill | Hill Production Co.-Wisconsin | Sep 19, 1984 | Sep 25, 1984 | Sep 25, 1984 | 9,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-17551 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-24385 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 311 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 7,486 | -7,175 |
| Woodbine | 7,802 | -7,491 |
| Buda | 8,361 | -8,050 |
| George Town | 8,496 | -8,185 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,395 | 8,397 | Perforated |
| 8,400 | 8,573 | Perforated |
| 8,509 | 12,283 | Perforated |
| 8,572 | 11,253 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 3,550 | — | 830 S |
| 5.5 | 8,509 | 7.875 | 242 S |
| 4.5 | 8,700 | — | 630 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 6, 2004 | Jul 16, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 15, 2003 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 7, 1984 | Nov 19, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Dec 1, 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 42-041-31218 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-041-31218 → 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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