WELL · 42-047-30748 · DISTRICT 4
LA Rucia Ranch #4
Brooks County · Rucias N. (FB D V-17) field · Vertical
La Rucia Ranch #4 (API 42-047-30748) is a plugged well in Brooks County, plugged June 9, 2009, last operated by Newfield Exploration Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1979 and 1984, permitted to 13,000 ft.
It was permitted by Mccormick Operating Partnership and has since transferred to Newfield Exploration Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Vicksburg, V-14, V-17, V-10.
Operator of record
Permitted by McCormick Operating Partnership; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
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SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Newfield Exploration Company |
| Production reports | Newfield Exploration Companythrough Aug 2006 |
| Latest permit | McCormick Operating PartnershipMar 20, 1984 |
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
- Mar 20, 1984
- last permit issued
- Mar 9, 1984
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 229K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2009
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 9, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 9, 2009
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Rucia Ranch G-4-110774 | Rucias, N. (FB D V-17) | Newfield Exploration Company | 1 | 0 | 229K | Jan 1993 – Jun 2009 |
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.
- 1Nuevo Energy CompanyJan 1993 → Oct 1996
- 2Headington Oil CompanyNov 1996 → Jun 1998
- 3Headington Oil Company, L.P.Jul 1998 → Jan 2000
- 4Newfield Exploration CompanyFeb 2000 → Aug 2006
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 232911-99 | Recompletion | McCormick Operating Partnership | Mar 19, 1984 | Mar 20, 1984 | — | 13,000 |
| 45730-99 | Drill | McCormick Oil & Gas Corp. | Apr 4, 1979 | Apr 4, 1979 | Apr 11, 1979 | 13,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-110774 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 170 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Vicksburg | 8,284 | -8,114 |
| V-14 | 9,030 | -8,860 |
| V-17 | 10,213 | -10,043 |
| V-10 | 10,564 | -10,394 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,222 | 10,240 | Perforated |
| 10,636 | 10,650 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,536 | 17.5 | 1,900 S |
| 9.625 | 8,742 | 12.25 | 1,080 S |
| 2.875 | 9,600 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 9,810 | 6.5 | 363 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 15, 1984 | Mar 22, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jun 9, 1984 | Mar 22, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 8, 1979 | — |
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 42-047-30748 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-047-30748 → 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
- 0
- bbl, all reported
- —
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000095980 | W-14 Disposal | Plugged Jul 7, 2009 | 3,800 | 2,400 | 4,800–7,700 |
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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