WELL · 42-135-05898 · DISTRICT 8
TXL -K- Tract 1 #4
Ector County · Vertical
Txl -K- Tract 1 #4 (API 42-135-05898) is a permitted well in Ector County filed by Shell Oil Company; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits in 1978, permitted to 9,750 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including San Andres, Clear Fork, Tubb, Wolfcamp.
Its 2 leases have reported 5.34K barrels of oil and 21.4K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in May 2003. The leases carry 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 4, 2021
- Permits on file
- 1,401
- Phone
- (281) 544-7071
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Anadarko Petroleum Corporationthrough Sep 1999 |
| Latest permit | Shell Oil CompanyDec 19, 1978 |
- 9,750
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 19, 1978
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 5.34K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 21.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 2003
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 -K- Tract 1 O-10-16263 | TXL (Silurian) | Anadarko Petroleum Corporation | 2 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – May 2003 |
| TXL -K- Tract 1 O-10-12173 | TXL (Devonian) | Anadarko Petroleum Corporation | 3 | 5.34K | 21.4K | Jan 1993 – Dec 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.
- 1Shell Western E&P Inc.Jan 1993 → Nov 1995
- 2Anadarko Petroleum CorporationDec 1995 → Sep 1999
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40518-99 | Other | Shell Oil Company | Dec 19, 1978 | Dec 19, 1978 | — | 9,750 |
| 38668-99 | Other | Shell Oil Company | Dec 12, 1978 | Dec 12, 1978 | Dec 11, 1979 | 9,750 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-12173 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-16263 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,285 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| San Andres | 4,110 | -825 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 5,475 | -2,190 |
| Tubb | 6,005 | -2,720 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,430 | -4,145 |
| Devonian | 7,780 | -4,495 |
| Ellenburger | 9,660 | -6,375 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| — | 7,612 | Perforated |
| — | 8,560 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 228 | — | 300 S |
| 8.625 | 3,600 | 11 | 3,000 S |
| 8.625 | 3,600 | — | 3,000 S |
| 5.5 | 9,656 | 7.875 | 1,000 S |
| 5.5 | 9,656 | — | 1,000 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 | Nov 2, 1990 | Aug 24, 1990 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 13, 1971 | — |
| 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 42-135-05898 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-05898 → 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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