WELL · 42-135-36904 · DISTRICT 8
Texaco Fee #4
Ector County · W. T. Ford (Ellenburger) field · Vertical
Texaco Fee #4 (API 42-135-36904) is a plugged well in Ector County, plugged February 12, 2002, last operated by Maralo LLC.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1994 and 2012, permitted to 12,600 ft.
It was permitted by V-F Petroleum Inc. and has since transferred to Maralo LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Rustler, Yates, San Andres, Pennsylvanian.
Its 2 leases have reported 586K barrels of oil and 879K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 9 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by V-F Petroleum Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 9, 2005 · 23 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Maralo LLC |
| Production reports | V-F Petroleum Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | V-F Petroleum Inc.Jan 25, 2012 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,600
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 25, 2012
- last permit issued
- Mar 27, 1994
- completed
- 586K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 879K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 27, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 12, 2002
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 9 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texaco Fee O-10-41333 | VHZ (Devonian) | V-F Petroleum Inc. | 4 | 207K | 522K | Jun 2011 – Jul 2026 |
| Texaco Fee O-10-33600 | W. T. Ford (Ellenburger) | Maralo, LLC | 5 | 379K | 356K | Jan 1993 – Mar 2002 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 6,984 · prior 12 4,281(+63%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 10,437 · prior 12 11,575(-10%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Penwell Energy, Inc.Jan 1993 → Aug 1993
- 2Maralo, Inc.Sep 1993 → Dec 1998
- 3Maralo, LLCJan 1999 → Mar 1999
- 4V-F Petroleum Inc.Jul 2011 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 731858-99 | Reenter | V-F Petroleum Inc. | Jan 17, 2012 | Jan 25, 2012 | Jul 24, 2012 | 12,310 |
| 420027-99 | Drill | Maralo, Inc. | Jan 10, 1994 | Jan 13, 1994 | Jan 19, 1994 | 12,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-33600 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-41333 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,854 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rustler | 1,495 | 1,359 |
| Yates | 2,500 | 354 |
| San Andres | 3,740 | -886 |
| PennsylvanianPENN | 8,165 | -5,311 |
| Devonian | 9,984 | -7,130 |
| McKeeMCKEE SS | 11,715 | -8,861 |
| L. Waddell SS | 11,963 | -9,109 |
| Connell SS | 12,161 | -9,307 |
| Joines | 12,200 | -9,346 |
| Ellenburger | 12,250 | -9,396 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,062 | 10,160 | Perforated |
| 10,739 | 10,972 | Perforated |
| 12,260 | 12,310 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 344 | 17.5 | 400 S |
| 8.625 | 5,800 | 12 | 1,165 S |
| 5.5 | 12,260 | 7.875 | 1,125 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 | Oct 24, 2013 | Oct 24, 2012 | Yes |
| 00 | May 10, 1994 | Apr 14, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | May 3, 1994 | — | — |
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 42-135-36904 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-36904 → 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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