WELL · 42-071-31434 · DISTRICT 3
Federal #E 4
Chambers County · Directional
Federal #E 4 (API 42-071-31434) is a disposal or injection well in Chambers County operated by Plains Resources Inc. under an active UIC permit.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1983 and 1987, permitted to 4,000 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Het, Cap Rock.
Its 2 leases have reported 73.3K barrels of oil and 26.5K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 1, 1998 · 56 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Otex Resources LLCthrough Mar 2015 |
| Latest permit | Plains Resources Inc.Oct 19, 1987 |
- 4,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 19, 1987
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 73.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 26.5K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Lost Lake O-3-16518 | Lost Lake | Otex Resources LLC | 3 | 73.3K | 26.5K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Federal O-3-27496 | Lost Lake | North Lake Resources LLC | 2 | 0 | 0 | Sep 2018 – 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.
- 1Nei Production, Inc.Jan 1993 → Oct 2007
- 2Otex Resources LLCDec 2007 → Mar 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 337438-99 | Recompletion | Plains Resources Inc. | Oct 15, 1987 | Oct 19, 1987 | — | 3,395 |
| 188485-99 | Drill | Viking Petroleum, Inc. | Mar 15, 1983 | Mar 15, 1983 | Mar 16, 1983 | 4,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-16518 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-27496 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | 960 | -958 |
| Het | 2,580 | -2,578 |
| Cap Rock | 3,370 | -3,368 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,020 | 2,040 | Perforated |
| 2,214 | 2,220 | Perforated |
| 2,870 | 2,874 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 534 | 12.25 | 170 S |
| 2.375 | 2,824 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 2,982 | 8.5 | 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 | Apr 17, 2019 | Nov 6, 1989 | — |
| 00 | Dec 12, 1989 | Nov 6, 1989 | — |
| 00 | Oct 22, 1987 | Oct 14, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 28, 1983 | — |
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 42-071-31434 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-071-31434 → 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
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 6.79M
- bbl, all reported
- Oct 2021
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000071153 | W-14 Disposal | Active | 4,000 | 950 | 1,940–2,050 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 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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