WELL · 42-071-00943 · DISTRICT 3
Howard N. F. #4
Chambers County · Cotton Lake field · Injection · Vertical
Howard N. F. #4 (API 42-071-00943) is a well in Chambers County operated by Mcgowan Working Partners Inc., completed May 16, 1996 and listed as injection on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 26, 1996, permitted to 6,700 ft.
It was permitted by Mcgowan Working Partners and has since transferred to Mcgowan Working Partners Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit, with 698K barrels injected in the 12 months reported through October 2025.
Operator of record
Permitted by McGowan Working Partners; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Jackson, MS · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · 60 permits on file · (800) 224-4572
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | McGowan Working Partners Inc. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | McGowan Working PartnersFeb 26, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 26, 1996
- last permit issued
- May 16, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 16, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard, N. F. O-3-23055 | Cotton Lake | McGowan Working Partners, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | May 1996 – Jul 2026 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 445085-99 | Reenter | McGowan Working Partners | Feb 22, 1996 | Feb 26, 1996 | Mar 4, 1996 | 6,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-23055 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,434 | 6,444 | Perforated |
| 6,490 | 6,500 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,222 | 12.25 | 300 S |
| 5.5 | 1,235 | 8.75 | 300 S |
| 7.625 | 1,296 | 9.625 | 260 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 | Nov 25, 1996 | May 20, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Oct 11, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-071-00943 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-071-00943 → 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
- 698K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 28.4M
- bbl, all reported
- Oct 2025
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000085414 | H-1 Injection | Active | 6,000 | 100 | 6,200–6,650 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 698,245 · prior 12 723,641(-4%)
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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