WELL · 42-131-37560 · DISTRICT 4
DCR 82A #4
Duval County · Ruthie H. (Wilcox) field · Vertical
Dcr 82a #4 (API 42-131-37560) is a plugged well in Duval County, plugged August 7, 2019, last operated by Sonat Exploration CO. - Houston.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 22, 1992, permitted to 7,500 ft.
It was permitted by Tri-C Resources, Inc. and has since transferred to Sonat Exploration CO. - Houston on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Miranda, Top Of Miranda, Queen City, Top Of Qc.
Its 2 leases have reported 71.1K barrels of oil and 447K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in March 2020. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Sonat Exploration Co. - Houston
Permitted by Tri-C Resources, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 15, 1993
- Permits on file
- 197
- Phone
- (713) 940-4026
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sonat Exploration Co. - Houston |
| Production reports | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.through Dec 2013 |
| Latest permit | Tri-C Resources, Inc.Apr 22, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 22, 1992
- last permit issued
- May 12, 1992
- completed
- 71.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 447K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2020
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 12, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 7, 2019
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DCR 82A O-4-12051 | Ruthie H. (Wilcox) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 71.1K | 389K | Jan 1993 – Mar 2020 |
| DCR 82A G-4-152269 | Ruthie H. (Wilcox) | Sonat Exploration Co. - Houston | 1 | 0 | 57.8K | Nov 1994 – Apr 1996 |
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.
- 1Tri-C Resources, Inc.Jan 1993 → Dec 1993
- 2Sonat Exploration Co. - HoustonJan 1994 → Oct 1998
- 3Cliffwood Production Co.Nov 1998 → Feb 2001
- 4Ocean Energy, Inc.Mar 2001 → Aug 2003
- 5Devon Louisiana CorporationSep 2003 → Dec 2005
- 6Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Jan 2006 → Dec 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 398635-99 | Drill | Tri-C Resources, Inc. | Apr 22, 1992 | Apr 22, 1992 | Apr 25, 1992 | 7,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-152269 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-12051 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 16 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miranda | 2,720 | -2,704 |
| Top of Miranda | 2,720 | -2,704 |
| Queen City | 5,000 | -4,984 |
| Top of QC | 5,000 | -4,984 |
| WilcoxTOP OF WILCOX | 7,020 | -7,004 |
| Wilcox | 7,020 | -7,004 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,020 | 7,040 | Perforated |
| 7,020 | 7,050 | Perforated |
| 7,058 | 7,070 | Perforated |
| 7,060 | 7,066 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 396 | 12.25 | 220 S |
| 4.5 | 7,350 | 7.875 | 620 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 | Apr 24, 1996 | Dec 20, 1995 | — |
| 00 | Feb 28, 1995 | Dec 9, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Jan 11, 1995 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 5, 1992 | May 26, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | May 28, 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 42-131-37560 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-131-37560 → 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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