WELL · 42-041-31416 · DISTRICT 3
Cutbirth A #4
Brazos County · Kurten (Buda) field · Vertical
Cutbirth A #4 (API 42-041-31416) is a plugged well in Brazos County, plugged October 15, 2002, last operated by Cago Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 20, 1987, permitted to 8,600 ft.
It was permitted by Unico Oil & Gas, Inc. and has since transferred to Cago Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford, False Buda, Buda.
Its lease has reported 18.6K barrels of oil and 14.2K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in December 2002.
Operator of record
Permitted by Unico Oil & Gas, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
College Sta, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 4, 2026 · 3 permits on file · (979) 820-8800
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Cago Inc. |
| Production reports | Cago, Inc.through Sep 2002 |
| Latest permit | Unico Oil & Gas, Inc.Oct 20, 1987 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 20, 1987
- last permit issued
- Jun 1, 1988
- completed
- 18.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 14.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 2002
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 1, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 15, 2002
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cutbirth "A" O-3-20141 | Kurten (Buda) | Cago, Inc. | 1 | 18.6K | 14.2K | Jan 1993 – Dec 2002 |
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.
- 1S & J Operating Co.Jan 1993 → Aug 1993
- 2Stephens & Johnson Operating Co.Sep 1993 → Sep 1993
- 3Stillwater Petroleum CompanyOct 1993 → Feb 1995
- 4Cago, Inc.Mar 1995 → Sep 2002
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 337639-99 | Drill | Unico Oil & Gas, Inc. | Oct 19, 1987 | Oct 20, 1987 | — | 8,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-20141 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 310 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 6,924 | -6,614 |
| Eagle FordEAGLE FORD SHALE | 7,172 | -6,862 |
| False Buda | 7,611 | -7,301 |
| BudaBUDA RESERVOIR | 7,656 | -7,346 |
| Del Rio | 7,728 | -7,418 |
| Georgetown | 7,746 | -7,436 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,656 | 7,930 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 3,238 | 12.25 | 1,000 S |
| 5.5 | 7,651 | 7.875 | 145 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 | Jul 5, 1988 | Jun 21, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 25, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-041-31416 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-041-31416 → 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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