WELL · 42-135-05453 · DISTRICT 8
TXL -E- #4
Ector County · TXL (Silurian) field · Vertical
Txl -E- #4 (API 42-135-05453) is a permitted well in Ector County filed by Arco Oil & Gas CO.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 9, 1985, permitted to 9,797 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Yates, San Andres.
Its 2 leases have reported 22.6K barrels of oil and 161K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Plano, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 23, 2004
- Permits on file
- 3,065
- Phone
- (972) 509-7001
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Arco Oil & Gas Co. |
| Production reports | Aghorn Operating, Inc.through Feb 2026 |
| Latest permit | Arco Oil & Gas Co.Dec 9, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,797
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 9, 1985
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 22.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 161K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- 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 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TXL -E- O-10-49698 | Goldsmith, W. (San Andres) | Aghorn Operating, Inc. | 2 | 2.42K | 5.71K | Mar 2018 – Jul 2026 |
| TXL -E- O-10-28203 | TXL (San Andres) | Aghorn Operating, Inc. | 3 | 20.2K | 155K | Jan 1993 – May 2018 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 149 · prior 12 285(-48%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 238 · prior 12 708(-66%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Sahara Operating CompanyJan 1993 → Jun 1996
- 2Quay Valley, Inc.Jul 1996 → Dec 1996
- 3Cleveland Oil Company,l.l.c.,theFeb 1997 → Sep 1999
- 4Burleson, Lewis B. Inc.Oct 1999 → Jan 2002
- 5Bustamante Oil CoFeb 2002 → Jul 2006
- 6Bustamante Oil CompanyAug 2006 → Oct 2010
- 7Legacy Reserves Operating LPNov 2010 → May 2016
- 8Aghorn Operating, Inc.Jun 2016 → Nov 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 292209-99 | Recompletion | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | Dec 3, 1985 | Dec 9, 1985 | — | 9,797 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-28203 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-49698 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,327 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 2,770 | 557 |
| San Andres | 4,130 | -803 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,189 | 4,435 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 357 | 17.5 | 250 S |
| 9.625 | 3,861 | 12.5 | 1,500 S |
| 7 | 9,790 | 8.75 | 500 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 12, 2018 | Feb 21, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 7, 1986 | Feb 21, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-135-05453 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-05453 → 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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