WELL · 42-131-37675 · DISTRICT 4
DCR 261A #4
Duval County · Ruthie H. (Wilcox) field · Shut IN · Vertical
Dcr 261a #4 (API 42-131-37675) is a well in Duval County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed January 30, 2020 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 10, 1993, permitted to 7,500 ft.
It was permitted by Tri-C Resources, Inc. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Mirando, Queen City, Wilcox.
Its lease has reported 167K barrels of oil and 215K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Tri-C Resources, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 27, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,454
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Linn Operating, LLCthrough May 2017 |
| Latest permit | Tri-C Resources, Inc.Feb 10, 1993 |
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
- Feb 10, 1993
- last permit issued
- Jan 30, 2020
- completed
- 167K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 215K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 30, 2020
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DCR 261A O-4-12099 | Ruthie H. (Wilcox) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 2 | 167K | 215K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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 → Jul 2014
- 7Linn Operating, Inc.Sep 2014 → Aug 2015
- 8Linn Operating, LLCMay 2017 → May 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 408750-99 | Drill | Tri-C Resources, Inc. | Feb 4, 1993 | Feb 10, 1993 | Mar 7, 1993 | 7,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-4-12099 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 549 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Mirando | 2,324 | -1,775 |
| Queen City | 5,037 | -4,488 |
| Wilcox | 6,979 | -6,430 |
| Wilcox | 7,088 | -6,539 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,054 | 7,094 | Perforated |
| 7,089 | 7,097 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 485 | 12.25 | 250 S |
| 4.5 | 7,350 | 7.875 | 480 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 18, 2020 | Feb 11, 2020 | — |
| 00 | Aug 28, 2019 | Jul 18, 2019 | — |
| 00 | Feb 20, 2007 | Jun 26, 2006 | — |
| 00 | May 18, 1993 | Jan 9, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 20, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-131-37675 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-131-37675 → 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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