WELL · 42-055-33824 · DISTRICT 1

J.W. Howard #4

J.W. Howard #4 (API 42-055-33824) is a former disposal or injection well in Caldwell County, last operated by Higher Standard Oil Company,Inc.; its UIC permits are no longer active.

The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1984 and 2013, permitted to 2,100 ft.

Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Navarro, Taylor, Chalk, Buda.

Operator of record

Higher Standard Oil Company,inc.

Frisco, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 29, 2025 · 11 permits on file · (469) 317-3456

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore schedule	none
Production reports	none
Latest permit	Higher Standard Oil Company,inc.Sep 30, 2013

2,100: total depth, ft
2: permits on file
Sep 30, 2013: last permit issued
—: completed
0: cumulative oil, bbl
0: cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule: OFF SCHEDULE
Completed: —
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 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
— O-1-11431	—	—	0	0	0	—

No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.

Permits

Permit	Type	Operator	Received	Issued	Spud	Depth
770100-99	Reenter	Higher Standard Oil Company,inc.	Sep 16, 2013	Sep 30, 2013	Jul 1, 2016	2,000
263822-99	Drill	Lunar Energy, Inc.	Dec 31, 1984	Dec 31, 1984	—	2,100

Completions

Completed	Lease	Field	Operator	Status	Depth
—	— O-1-11431	—	—	—	—

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →

Formation	MD ft
Navarro	410
Taylor	910
Chalk	1,570
Buda	1,800
Del Rio	1,860
Georgetown	1,910

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

From	To	Type
2,000	2,100	Open hole

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing in	Set at	Hole in	Cement
8.625	200	12.25	154 S
5.5	1,910	7.875	250 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 7, 1986	Mar 18, 1986	Yes
00	Apr 4, 1986	—	—

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 42-055-33824 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
Completion packets for 42-055-33824 → 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

216K: bbl, last 12 reported months
432K: bbl, all reported
Dec 1991: reported through

UIC	Kind	Status	Permitted bbl/d	Max psi	Zone ft
000054983	W-14 Disposal	Plugged Aug 31, 1992	1,500	100	2,000–2,100
000060163	W-14 Disposal	Canceled Feb 26, 1987	1,500	100	2,000–2,100

MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS

Last 12 months 216,000 · prior 12 216,000(+0%)

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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