WELL · 42-055-32153 · DISTRICT 1
Roberts Fred #4
Caldwell County · Luling-Branyon field · Vertical
Roberts Fred #4 (API 42-055-32153) is a plugged well in Caldwell County, plugged March 26, 2012, last operated by Eagle Ford Oil CO. Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 27, 1981, permitted to 2,450 ft.
It was permitted by Higginbotham, O. V. and has since transferred to Eagle Ford Oil CO. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 2.26K barrels of oil and 34 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in October 2014. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Higginbotham, O. V.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Delinquent, filed May 29, 2025 · 6 permits on file · (713) 739-7695
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Eagle Ford Oil Co. Inc. |
| Production reports | Caltex Energy Co.through Jul 2001 |
| Latest permit | Higginbotham, O. V.Jul 27, 1981 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,450
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 27, 1981
- last permit issued
- Sep 30, 1981
- completed
- 2.26K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 34
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 2014
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 30, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 26, 2012
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberts, Fred O-1-1041 | Luling-Branyon | Eagle Ford Oil Co., Inc. | 4 | 2.26K | 34 | Jan 1993 – Oct 2014 |
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.
- 1Higginbotham, O. V.Jan 1993 → Mar 1996
- 2Bennett OilApr 1996 → Apr 1998
- 3Caltex Energy Co.Sep 1998 → Jul 2001
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 127227-99 | Drill | Higginbotham, O. V. | Jul 27, 1981 | Jul 27, 1981 | — | 2,450 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-1041 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,070 | 2,275 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2,000 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 2,300 | 7.875 | 350 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 | Sep 14, 1981 | — |
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 42-055-32153 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-055-32153 → 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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