WELL · 42-049-31534 · DISTRICT 7
Shelton #4
Brown County · Brookesmith (Marble Falls Reef) field · Vertical
Shelton #4 (API 42-049-31534) is a plugged well in Brown County, plugged March 18, 2020, last operated by Bustamante Oil Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 5, 1977, permitted to 1,500 ft.
It was permitted by Gray, Richard, Inc. and has since transferred to Bustamante Oil Company on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Gray, Richard, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 4 permits on file · (432) 664-1103
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bustamante Oil Company |
| Production reports | Kollao Properties LLCthrough May 2006 |
| Latest permit | Gray, Richard, Inc.Dec 5, 1977 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 5, 1977
- last permit issued
- Oct 17, 1977
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.69K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2020
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 17, 1977
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 18, 2020
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelton G-8-74820 | Brookesmith (Marble Falls Reef) | Bustamante Oil Company | 1 | 0 | 4.69K | Jan 1993 – Mar 2020 |
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.
- 1P&P Industries, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jul 2000
- 2Hughes, Bob Oil CompanyJan 2004 → Feb 2006
- 3Kollao Properties LLCMar 2006 → May 2006
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9789-99 | Drill | Gray, Richard, Inc. | Dec 5, 1977 | Dec 5, 1977 | — | 1,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-74820 | — | — | — | — |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.875 | 1,256 | 6.75 | 200 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 1, 1977 | — |
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 42-049-31534 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-049-31534 → 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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