TEXAS · WELLS · DAWSON COUNTY · API 42-115-10246 · DISTRICT 7B
Painter B. F. Estate #4
Dawson County · Tex-Hamon (Strawn) field · Vertical
Painter B. F. Estate #4 (API 42-115-10246) is a plugged well in Dawson County, plugged June 10, 2002, last operated by Apache Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 1, 1995, permitted to 11,765 ft.
Its 3 leases have reported 113K barrels of oil and 10.9K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in December 2002. The leases carry 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 3, 2025
- Permits on file
- 9,757
- Phone
- (713) 954-5500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Apache Corporation |
| Production reports | Apache Corporationthrough Jun 2002 |
| Latest permit | Apache CorporationSep 1, 1995 |
- 11,765
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 1, 1995
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 113K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 10.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 2002
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 10, 2002
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 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Painter, B. F. Estate O-11-16959 | Tex-Hamon (Fusselman) | Apache Corporation | 2 | 113K | 10.9K | Jan 1993 – Dec 2002 |
| Painter, B. F. Estate O-11-16863 | Tex-Hamon (Montoya) | Apache Corporation | 2 | 1 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Aug 2002 |
| Painter, B. F. Estate O-11-18647 | Tex-Hamon (Strawn) | Apache Corporation | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jun 2002 |
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.
- 1Texaco E & P Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 1995
- 2Apache CorporationMar 1995 → Jun 2002
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 439172-99 | Recompletion | Apache Corporation | Aug 21, 1995 | Sep 1, 1995 | — | 11,765 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Painter B. F. Estate O-11-18647 | Tex-Hamon (Strawn) | Apache Corporation | Plugged | — |
| — | Painter B. F. Estate O-11-16863 | Tex-Hamon (Montoya) | Apache Corporation | Plugged | — |
| — | Painter B. F. Estate O-11-16959 | Tex-Hamon (Fusselman) | Apache Corporation | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| — | 10,398 | Perforated |
| — | 11,550 | Perforated |
| — | 11,740 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 360 | — | — |
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 | May 27, 1964 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 23, 1964 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 16, 1964 | — |
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 42-115-10246 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-115-10246 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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