WELL · 42-135-07042 · DISTRICT 8
Thomas H Tract II #4
Ector County · Goldsmith W. (San Andres) field · Shut IN · Vertical
Thomas H Tract II #4 (API 42-135-07042) is a well in Ector County operated by Formentera Operations LLC, completed April 12, 1990 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in January 1, 1998.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 14, 1978, permitted to 9,815 ft.
It was permitted by Shell Oil Company and has since transferred to Formentera Operations LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including San Andres.
Its 2 leases have reported 509 barrels of oil and 594 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Shell Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Austin, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 11, 2026
- Permits on file
- 90
- Phone
- (512) 514-5779
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Shell Oil Company |
| Production reports | Anadarko Petroleum Corporationthrough Nov 1998 |
| Latest permit | Shell Oil CompanyApr 14, 1978 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,815
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 14, 1978
- last permit issued
- Apr 12, 1990
- completed
- 509
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 594
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 12, 1990
- Shut in
- Jan 1, 1998
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas "H" Tract II O-10-49728 | Goldsmith, W. (San Andres) | Formentera Operations LLC | 2 | 0 | 0 | Mar 2018 – Jul 2026 |
| Thomas "H" Tract II O-10-24766 | TXL (San Andres) | Apache Corporation | 2 | 509 | 594 | Jan 1993 – Apr 2018 |
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 → May 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22219-99 | Recompletion | Shell Oil Company | Apr 14, 1978 | Apr 14, 1978 | May 9, 1978 | 9,815 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 1990 | Thomas H Tract II O-10-49728 | Goldsmith W. (San Andres) | Formentera Operations LLC | Shut IN | 9,815 |
| Apr 12, 1990 | Thomas H Tract II O-10-24766 | TXL (San Andres) | Apache Corporation | Not on Schedule | — |
| Jan 1, 1973 | Thomas -H- Tract 11 O-10-16753 | TXL (Devonian) | Shell Oil Company | Not on Schedule | — |
| — | Thomas -H- Tract 11 O-10-16849 | TXL (Wolfcamp North) | Shell Oil Company | Not on Schedule | — |
| — | Thomas H Tract II O-10-22623 | TXL (Silurian) | Shell Oil Company | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,301 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| San Andres | 4,120 | -819 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,160 | 4,433 | Perforated |
| — | 4,433 | Perforated |
| — | 7,700 | Perforated |
| — | 7,777 | Perforated |
| — | 8,595 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 212 | 17.25 | 300 S |
| 8.625 | 3,675 | 11 | 3,000 S |
| 5.5 | 9,760 | 7.875 | 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 | Apr 12, 2018 | Aug 17, 1990 | — |
| 00 | Feb 11, 1991 | Aug 17, 1990 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 2, 1978 | — |
| 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 42-135-07042 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-07042 → 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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