WELL · 42-071-31978 · DISTRICT 3
Fitzgerald A #4
Chambers County · Barbers Hill field · Shut IN · Vertical
Fitzgerald A #4 (API 42-071-31978) is a well in Chambers County operated by Sandpoint Texas LLC, completed August 18, 2014 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 30, 1991, permitted to 6,000 ft.
It was permitted by M & R Exploration Company and has since transferred to Sandpoint Texas LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including T/Miocene, T/Frio.
Its lease has reported 718K barrels of oil and 10 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 6 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by M & R Exploration Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 1 permits on file · (832) 767-9659
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sandpoint Texas LLC |
| Production reports | Sandpoint Texas LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | M & R Exploration CompanySep 30, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 30, 1991
- last permit issued
- Aug 18, 2014
- completed
- 718K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 10
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 18, 2014
- 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; they carry 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzgerald "A" O-3-21245 | Barbers Hill | Sandpoint Texas LLC | 6 | 718K | 10 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 8,477 · prior 12 5,197(+63%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Likover Oil CompanyJan 1993 → Mar 2005
- 2Erg Operating Company, Inc.Apr 2005 → Dec 2006
- 3Erg Resources, L.L.C.Jan 2007 → Sep 2011
- 4Linc Gulf Coast Petroleum, Inc.Oct 2011 → Aug 2016
- 5Torrent Oil LLCSep 2016 → Mar 2021
- 6Sandpoint Texas LLCMay 2021 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 392321-99 | Drill | M & R Exploration Company | Sep 27, 1991 | Sep 30, 1991 | Oct 28, 1991 | 6,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-21245 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 52 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| T/Miocene | 4,321 | -4,269 |
| T/Frio | 5,350 | -5,298 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,014 | 4,020 | Perforated |
| 4,024 | 4,030 | Perforated |
| 4,032 | 4,043 | Perforated |
| 4,047 | 4,062 | Perforated |
| 4,488 | 4,492 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 70 | — | — |
| 13.375 | 1,138 | 17.5 | 760 S |
| 13.375 | 1,138 | — | — |
| 9.625 | 2,865 | — | — |
| 9.625 | 3,865 | 12.25 | 840 S |
| 5.5 | 5,094 | 7.875 | 955 S |
| 5.5 | 5,094 | — | — |
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 | Jan 8, 2024 | Dec 13, 2023 | — |
| 00 | Feb 21, 2002 | Feb 28, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Feb 4, 1992 | Dec 8, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 29, 1992 | — | — |
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 42-071-31978 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-071-31978 → 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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