WELL · 42-135-40397 · DISTRICT 8
Connell A. B. -C- #4
Ector County · Metz East (Ellenburger) field · Vertical
Connell A. B. -C- #4 (API 42-135-40397) is a well in Ector County operated by Cross Timbers Energy LLC, completed August 7, 2010.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2010 and 2014, permitted to 9,500 ft.
It was permitted by Big Star Oil & Gas, LLC and has since transferred to Cross Timbers Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 13 formation tops, including Rustler, Santa Rosa, Yates, Queen.
Its 2 leases have reported 172K barrels of oil and 110K 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 Big Star Oil & Gas, LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 59 permits on file · (817) 320-7919
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Cross Timbers Energy LLC |
| Production reports | Cross Timbers Energy, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Big Star Oil & Gas, LLCMay 27, 2014 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 27, 2014
- last permit issued
- Aug 7, 2010
- completed
- 172K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 110K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 7, 2010
- 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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.B. Connell C O-10-45696 | Metz (Wichita-Albany) | Cross Timbers Energy, LLC | 1 | 30.6K | 23.1K | Mar 2014 – Jul 2026 |
| Connell, A. B., -C- O-10-16545 | Metz, East (Ellenburger) | Cross Timbers Energy, LLC | 3 | 142K | 86.6K | Jan 1993 – Apr 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 2,158 · prior 12 2,277(-5%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Kaiser-Francis Oil CompanyJan 1993 → Jun 2003
- 2Incline EnergyJul 2003 → Jan 2008
- 3Big Star Oil & Gas, LLCFeb 2008 → Apr 2016
- 4Cross Timbers Energy, LLCMay 2016 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 783876-99 | Recompletion | Big Star Oil & Gas, LLC | Apr 3, 2014 | May 27, 2014 | Mar 25, 2014 | 6,800 |
| 697414-99 | Drill | Big Star Oil & Gas, LLC | Jun 10, 2010 | Jun 11, 2010 | Jun 16, 2010 | 9,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-16545 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-45696 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,852 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rustler | 941 | 1,911 |
| Santa RosaSANTA ROSA BASE | 1,385 | 1,467 |
| Yates | 2,136 | 716 |
| Yates | 2,137 | 715 |
| Queen | 2,950 | -98 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - HIGH FLOWS, H2S, CO | 3,442 | -590 |
| San Andres | 3,446 | -594 |
| Grayburg | 3,692 | -840 |
| Glorieta | 4,409 | -1,557 |
| Wichita-AlbanyWICHITA ALBANY | 5,694 | -2,842 |
| Ellenburger | 9,037 | -6,185 |
| Canyon | — | — |
| Connell | — | — |
| Ellenburger | — | — |
| Pennsylvanian | — | — |
| Strawn | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,735 | 5,926 | Perforated |
| 9,045 | 9,065 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 721 | 17.5 | 615 S |
| 8.625 | 3,198 | 11 | 900 S |
| 5.5 | 9,092 | 7.875 | 830 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 | Feb 3, 2015 | Aug 13, 2014 | — |
| 00 | Nov 22, 2010 | Sep 7, 2010 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 5, 2010 | — | — |
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 42-135-40397 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-40397 → 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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