WELL · 42-137-31618 · DISTRICT 1
Four Square Ranch #8
Edwards County · Hopkins (Ellen) field · Horizontal
Four Square Ranch #8 (API 42-137-31618) is a permitted horizontal well in Edwards County filed by Par Minerals Corporation; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2002 and 2003, permitted to 8,000 ft.
It was permitted by Par Minerals Corporation and has since transferred to Newfield Exploration Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Canyon, Top Holman, Strawn, Ellenburger.
Operator of record
Permitted by Par Minerals Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
The Woodlands, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 5, 2026 · 821 permits on file · (866) 902-0562
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Newfield Exploration Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Mar 2019 |
| Latest permit | Par Minerals CorporationFeb 20, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 20, 2003
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 508K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2002 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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Four Square Ranch G-1-193586 | Snakebite (Ellenburger) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 508K | Jun 2002 – Jul 2026 |
| Four Square Ranch G-1-191046 | Hopkins (Ellen) | Newfield Exploration Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Feb 2002 – Nov 2005 |
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.
- 1Par Minerals CorporationJan 2003 → May 2005
- 2Newfield Exploration CompanyJun 2005 → Sep 2016
- 3Hilcorp Energy CompanyOct 2016 → Mar 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 528709-99 | Recompletion | Par Minerals Corporation | Dec 27, 2001 | Feb 20, 2003 | Jan 31, 2002 | 8,000 |
| 516464-99 | Drill | Par Minerals Corporation | Dec 27, 2001 | Jan 24, 2002 | Jan 31, 2002 | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-1-191046 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-1-193586 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,279 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| CanyonBASE LOWER CANYON | 4,294 | -2,015 |
| Top Holman | 4,642 | -2,363 |
| StrawnTOP STRAWN | 6,554 | -4,275 |
| EllenburgerTOP ELLENBURGER | 6,619 | -4,340 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,352 | 10,162 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,255 | 12.25 | 350 S |
| 7 | 7,171 | 8.75 | 350 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 | Jul 14, 2003 | Jan 28, 2003 | — |
| 00 | Apr 3, 2003 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 16, 2002 | Jun 10, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 28, 2002 | — | — |
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 42-137-31618 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-137-31618 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). 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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