WELL · 42-049-35737 · DISTRICT 7
Pitzer J. E. #4A
Brown County · Brown County Regular field · Vertical
Pitzer J. E. #4A (API 42-049-35737) is a well in Brown County operated by Otex LLC, completed May 4, 1998.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 25, 1998, permitted to 2,500 ft.
It was permitted by Caddo Operating Inc. and has since transferred to Otex LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Caddo, Marble Falls.
Its 3 leases have reported 1.79K barrels of oil and 42.5K mcf of gas since March 1998, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 11 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Caddo Operating Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Santa Anna, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · (325) 977-1600
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Otex LLC |
| Production reports | Otex LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Caddo Operating Inc.Feb 25, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 25, 1998
- last permit issued
- May 4, 1998
- completed
- 1.79K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 42.5K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 1998 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 4, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 11 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitzer, J. E. G-8-171479 | Brown County Regular | Otex LLC | 1 | 0 | 40.3K | Dec 1998 – Jul 2026 |
| Pitzer, J. E. O-8-28413 | Brown County Regular | Otex LLC | 9 | 1.79K | 2.12K | Mar 1998 – Jul 2026 |
| Pitzer, J. E. G-8-171477 | Brown County Regular | Caddo Operating Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | May 1998 – May 1998 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 298 · prior 12 1,087(-73%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 49 · prior 12 2(+2350%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Caddo Operating Inc.Mar 1998 → Aug 2001
- 2Subsurface Production, Inc.Sep 2005 → Apr 2016
- 3BGM Production, LLCMay 2016 → Nov 2022
- 4CK5 Services LLCDec 2022 → Oct 2024
- 5Otex LLCOct 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 473595-99 | Drill | Caddo Operating Inc. | Feb 20, 1998 | Feb 25, 1998 | Apr 25, 1998 | 2,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-171477 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-8-171479 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-28413 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,468 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Caddo | 1,890 | -422 |
| Caddo | 1,894 | -426 |
| Marble Falls | 2,434 | -966 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,438 | 2,446 | Perforated |
| 2,448 | 2,452 | Perforated |
| 2,462 | 2,470 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 203 | 11 | 75 S |
| 4.5 | 2,480 | 7.875 | — |
| 4.5 | 2,500 | 6.75 | 120 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 19, 1999 | Jan 14, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Jan 29, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 18, 1998 | Jun 4, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 30, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-049-35737 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-049-35737 → 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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