WELL · 42-089-31696 · DISTRICT 2
Dowell M.E. #4
Colorado County · Garwood NW (5630) field · Vertical
Dowell M.E. #4 (API 42-089-31696) is a well in Colorado County operated by B D Production CO. Inc., completed October 9, 1987.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1987 and 2010, permitted to 4,500 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Frio.
Its 2 leases have reported 164K barrels of oil and 286K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 7 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit.
Operator of record
Corpus Christ, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 126 permits on file · (361) 813-5177
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | B D Production Co. Inc. |
| Production reports | B D Production Co., Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | B D Production Co., Inc.Oct 26, 2010 |
- 4,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 26, 2010
- last permit issued
- Oct 9, 1987
- completed
- 164K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 286K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 9, 1987
- 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 7 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dowell, M. E. G-2-273045 | Provident City, NE. (3390) | B D Production Co., Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aug 2012 – Jul 2026 |
| Dowell,m.e. O-3-12756 | Garwood, NW (5630) | B D Production Co., Inc. | 6 | 164K | 286K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 6,318 · prior 12 6,678(-5%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,350 · prior 12 1,210(+12%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1B D Production Co., Inc.Jan 1993 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 703973-99 | Recompletion | B D Production Co., Inc. | Oct 19, 2010 | Oct 26, 2010 | Mar 5, 2011 | 3,390 |
| 333890-99 | Drill | B D Production Co., Inc. | Aug 3, 1987 | Aug 7, 1987 | — | 4,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-273045 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-12756 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 183 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Frio | 3,200 | -3,017 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,566 | 3,612 | Perforated |
| 3,842 | 3,852 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,322 | 12.25 | 560 S |
| 4.5 | 4,260 | 7.875 | 880 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 | Mar 9, 2022 | Oct 11, 2021 | — |
| 00 | Aug 18, 2014 | Aug 18, 2014 | — |
| 00 | Nov 4, 1987 | Oct 22, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 2, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-089-31696 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-089-31696 → 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
- 5.95M
- bbl, all reported
- Nov 2025
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000064201 | H-1 Injection | Active | 2,000 | 1,615 | 3,230–3,620 |
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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