WELL · 42-071-31639 · DISTRICT 3
Payne Russel V. #4
Chambers County · Whites Bayou S. (TX Warreni) field · Vertical
Payne Russel V. #4 (API 42-071-31639) is a well in Chambers County operated by Headington Oil Company, completed November 29, 1984.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1984 and 1993, permitted to 10,300 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Frio, Vicksburg.
Its 3 leases have reported 102K barrels of oil and 314K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 5, 1998 · 116 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Headington Oil Company |
| Production reports | Minexprod LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Headington Oil CompanyJul 28, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,300
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 28, 1993
- last permit issued
- Nov 29, 1984
- completed
- 102K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 314K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 29, 1984
- 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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payne, Russell V. O-3-22159 | Whites Bayou (F-16) | Minexprod LLC | 2 | 100K | 314K | Sep 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Payne, Russell V. O-3-24597 | Whites Bayou (F-16) | Minexprod LLC | 1 | 1.9K | 0 | Oct 2004 – Jul 2026 |
| Payne,russel V. G-3-114457 | Whites Bayou, S. (TX Warreni) | Headington Oil Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Nov 1993 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 2,121 · prior 12 1,890(+12%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Headington Oil CompanySep 1993 → Apr 1998
- 2Gary Oil & GasMay 1998 → Sep 2000
- 3American Coastal Energy, Inc.Oct 2000 → Feb 2005
- 4Amorah, L.L.C.Mar 2005 → Jul 2005
- 5Chroma Operating, Inc.Sep 2005 → Mar 2009
- 6Blue Duck CorporationMar 2009 → Sep 2011
- 7Sand Hawk, LLCOct 2011 → Oct 2018
- 8M & M Exploration LLCNov 2018 → Feb 2019
- 9Minexprod LLCJun 2023 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 414337-99 | Recompletion | Headington Oil Company | Jul 28, 1993 | Jul 28, 1993 | Jul 20, 1993 | 9,350 |
| 255934-99 | Drill | Pel-Tex-McMoran | Oct 26, 1984 | Oct 26, 1984 | — | 10,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-114457 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-22159 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-24597 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 21 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,256 | 8,261 | Perforated |
| 8,256 | 8,268 | Perforated |
| 8,264 | 8,268 | Perforated |
| 8,864 | 8,869 | Perforated |
| 8,873 | 8,883 | Perforated |
| 8,904 | 8,894 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,035 | 14.75 | 1,680 S |
| 7.625 | 8,700 | 9.875 | 850 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 | Oct 7, 2004 | Feb 5, 2002 | — |
| 00 | Mar 6, 2002 | Feb 5, 2002 | — |
| 00 | Oct 19, 1993 | Sep 24, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 11, 1993 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 23, 1985 | Jan 15, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jan 22, 1985 | Nov 29, 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 42-071-31639 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-071-31639 → 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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