TEXAS · WELLS · BRAZOS COUNTY · LANG, JAMES LEASE · API 42-041-31998 · DISTRICT 03
Lang James #4
Brazos County · Kurten (Woodbine) field · Shut In · Vertical
Lang James #4 (API 42-041-31998) is a well in Brazos County operated by Vess Oil Corporation, completed December 27, 2007 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in July 1, 2019.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 10, 2007, permitted to 8,799 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Woodbine.
Its lease has reported 193K barrels of oil and 86.5K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 10, 2025
- Permits on file
- 79
- Phone
- (214) 306-5801
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Vess Oil Corporation |
| Production reports | Vess Oil Corporationthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Vess Oil CorporationApr 10, 2007 |
- 8,799
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 10, 2007
- last permit issued
- Dec 27, 2007
- completed
- 193K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 86.5K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 27, 2007
- Shut in
- Jul 1, 2019
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lang, James O-3-11584 | Kurten (Woodbine) | Vess Oil Corporation | 4 | 193K | 86.5K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,398 · prior 12 1,591(-12%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Vintage Petroleum, Inc.Jan 1993 → Nov 2001
- 2Cody Energy LLCDec 2001 → Jul 2003
- 3Vess Oil CorporationAug 2003 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 636290-99 | Drill | Vess Oil Corporation | Mar 30, 2007 | Apr 10, 2007 | May 4, 2007 | 8,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 2007 | Lang James O-3-11584 | Kurten (Woodbine) | Vess Oil Corporation | Shut In · shut in Jul 1, 2019 | 8,799 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 280 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Woodbine | 8,282 | -8,002 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,282 | 8,290 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 3,595 | 12.25 | 1,367 S |
| 5.5 | 8,795 | 7.875 | 342 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 | Apr 1, 2013 | Mar 13, 2013 | — |
| 00 | May 12, 2008 | Jan 2, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 11, 2008 | — | — |
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 42-041-31998 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-041-31998 → 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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