WELL · 42-077-32405 · DISTRICT 9
Orton O. J. #4
Clay County · Bellevue South (Congl. 6130) field · Vertical
Orton O. J. #4 (API 42-077-32405) is a plugged well in Clay County, plugged July 25, 1994, last operated by Oakridge Energy Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 20, 1981, permitted to 6,500 ft.
It was permitted by Pautsky, Noel Drlg. CO. and has since transferred to Oakridge Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 127 barrels of oil and 173 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in August 1997. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Pautsky, Noel Drlg. Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Wichita Falls, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 6 permits on file · (940) 782-3300
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Oakridge Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Oakridge Energy, Inc.through May 1993 |
| Latest permit | Pautsky, Noel Drlg. Co.Oct 20, 1981 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 20, 1981
- last permit issued
- Nov 25, 1981
- completed
- 127
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 173
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 1997
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 25, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 25, 1994
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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orton, O. J. O-13-18551 | Bellevue, South (Congl. 6130) | Oakridge Energy, Inc. | 4 | 127 | 173 | Jan 1993 – Aug 1997 |
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.
- 1Oakridge Energy, Inc.Jan 1993 → Apr 1993
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 137338-99 | Drill | Pautsky, Noel Drlg. Co. | Oct 20, 1981 | Oct 20, 1981 | — | 6,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-18551 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,155 | 6,160 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 552 | 12.25 | 390 S |
| 2.375 | 6,130 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 6,255 | 7.875 | 125 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 10, 1981 | — |
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 42-077-32405 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-077-32405 → 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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