WELL · 42-055-34744 · DISTRICT 1
Schmidt -A- #4
Caldwell County · Buchanan field · Vertical
Schmidt -A- #4 (API 42-055-34744) is a well in Caldwell County operated by Geomeg Operating LLC, completed September 10, 1994.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 5, 1994, permitted to 2,900 ft.
It was permitted by Oracle Petroleum Corp. and has since transferred to Geomeg Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Wilcox, Serpentine.
Its 2 leases have reported 26.4K barrels of oil and 9 mcf of gas since March 1994, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 6 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Oracle Petroleum Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dripping Spgs, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 5, 2010 · 1 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Geomeg Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Viva Petrol LLPthrough Jul 2025 |
| Latest permit | Oracle Petroleum Corp.May 5, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,900
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 5, 1994
- last permit issued
- Sep 10, 1994
- completed
- 26.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 9
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 1994 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 10, 1994
- 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schmidt O-1-13842 | Buchanan | Viva Petrol LLP | 5 | 21.4K | 7 | Mar 1994 – Jul 2026 |
| Schmidt -A- O-1-13904 | Buchanan | Geomeg Operating, LLC | 1 | 5.03K | 2 | Aug 1994 – Oct 2009 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 15 · prior 12 60(-75%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Oracle Petroleum Corp.Mar 1994 → Sep 1995
- 2Bluebonnet Exploration CompanyOct 1995 → Dec 2001
- 3Aggregate Aggravations IncFeb 2002 → May 2006
- 4Origin Production Company, Inc.Jun 2006 → May 2025
- 5Geomeg Operating, LLCAug 2007 → Nov 2010
- 6Geomeg Energy Operating Co., LLCDec 2010 → May 2020
- 7Viva Petrol LLPJun 2025 → Jul 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 423616-99 | Drill | Oracle Petroleum Corp. | May 5, 1994 | May 5, 1994 | May 12, 1994 | 2,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-13842 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-1-13904 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 510 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Wilcox | 640 | -130 |
| Serpentine | 1,865 | -1,355 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,200 | 2,320 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | 2,410 | 7.875 | 330 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 | Aug 4, 2009 | Oct 10, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 14, 1994 | Oct 10, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 17, 1994 | — | — |
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 42-055-34744 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-055-34744 → 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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