WELL · 42-149-30609 · DISTRICT 3
Bates Garth No. 4RE Unit #4
Fayette County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Horizontal · Sidetrack
Bates Garth NO. 4re Unit #4 (API 42-149-30609) is a horizontal well in Fayette County operated by Redbud E & P Inc., completed July 14, 1981.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1980 and 1997, permitted to 11,300 ft.
It was permitted by Rosewood Resources, Inc. and has since transferred to Redbud E & P Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford.
Its 2 leases have reported 41.6K barrels of oil and 105K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Rosewood Resources, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Giddings, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · 14 permits on file · (877) 581-7332
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Redbud E & P Inc. |
| Production reports | Ineos USA Oil & Gas LLCthrough May 2025 |
| Latest permit | Rosewood Resources, Inc.Aug 21, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,300
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Aug 21, 1997
- last permit issued
- Jul 14, 1981
- completed
- 41.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 105K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 14, 1981
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bates, Garth No. 4RE Unit O-3-23285 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Redbud E & P, Inc. | 2 | 41.6K | 105K | Aug 1997 – Jul 2026 |
| Bates, Garth O-3-13577 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Rosewood Resources, Inc. | 3 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Mar 2008 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 13 · prior 12 41(-68%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 16(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Rosewood Resources, Inc.Oct 1997 → May 1999
- 2BRG Petroleum CorporationJun 1999 → Feb 2005
- 3Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Mar 2005 → Jun 2009
- 4Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Jul 2009 → Aug 2017
- 5Crawford Hughes Operating Co.Sep 2017 → Nov 2019
- 6Ineos USA Oil & Gas LLCDec 2019 → May 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 466561-98 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Rosewood Resources, Inc. | Sep 4, 1997 | Aug 21, 1997 | Sep 9, 1997 | 11,228 |
| 466561-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Rosewood Resources, Inc. | Aug 21, 1997 | Aug 21, 1997 | — | 11,228 |
| 84187-99 | Drill | Kaiser Oil (U S) Ltd. | Jun 17, 1980 | Jun 17, 1980 | — | 11,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-13577 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-23285 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-23285 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 386 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 8,244 | -7,858 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD SHALE | 8,950 | -8,564 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,406 | 8,706 | Perforated |
| 8,448 | 8,500 | Perforated |
| 8,825 | 10,967 | Perforated |
| 8,991 | 9,322 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,818 | 12.25 | 900 S |
| 2.375 | 8,390 | — | — |
| 7 | 9,260 | 8.75 | 970 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 | Mar 13, 1998 | Dec 2, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 5, 1998 | Aug 19, 1981 | — |
| 00 | Aug 29, 1997 | Aug 19, 1981 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 19, 1981 | — |
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 42-149-30609 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-149-30609 → 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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