WELL · 42-059-34310 · DISTRICT 7
Betcher Albert Jr. #4
Callahan County · Callahan County Regular field · Vertical
Betcher Albert JR. #4 (API 42-059-34310) is a plugged well in Callahan County, plugged June 23, 2022, last operated by Atwell Technical Services Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 4, 1983, permitted to 1,990 ft.
It was permitted by Davis Brothers and has since transferred to Atwell Technical Services Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Dothan, Saddle Creek, Cook Sand.
Its lease has reported 4.99K barrels of oil and 473 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Atwell Technical Services Inc.
Permitted by Davis Brothers; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Breckenridge, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 2 permits on file · (214) 914-7949
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Atwell Technical Services Inc. |
| Production reports | Atwell Technical Services, Inc.through Mar 2014 |
| Latest permit | Davis BrothersAug 4, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,990
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 4, 1983
- last permit issued
- Dec 27, 1983
- completed
- 4.99K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 473
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 27, 1983
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 23, 2022
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betcher, Albert, Jr. O-8-10892 | Callahan County Regular | Atwell Technical Services, Inc. | 3 | 4.99K | 473 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Benson & Schoen Oil Co., Inc.Jan 1993 → Jan 1998
- 2Targo Oil & Gas, Inc.Mar 1998 → Mar 1999
- 3American EnergyApr 1999 → Jun 2004
- 4Duncan Energy LLCSep 2004 → Jan 2007
- 5Atwell Technical Services, Inc.Apr 2012 → Mar 2014
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 204175-99 | Drill | Davis Brothers | Aug 4, 1983 | Aug 4, 1983 | Sep 29, 1983 | 1,990 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-10892 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,019 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Dothan | 1,406 | 613 |
| Saddle Creek | 1,700 | 319 |
| Cook Sand | 1,801 | 218 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,800 | 1,806 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 100 | 11 | 150 S |
| 4.5 | 1,806 | 7.875 | 300 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 27, 1984 | Jan 12, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Feb 15, 1984 | Jan 12, 1984 | — |
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 42-059-34310 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-059-34310 → 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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