WELL · 42-157-32147 · DISTRICT 3
George Ranch #4
Fort Bend County · Smithers Lake (Yegua EY-1) field · Producing · Directional
George Ranch #4 (API 42-157-32147) is a well in Fort Bend County operated by Roy Jackson Energy Operating LL, completed July 12, 2002 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2001 and 2002, permitted to 13,000 ft.
It was permitted by Bass Enterprises Production CO. and has since transferred to Roy Jackson Energy Operating LL on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Frio, Vicksburg, Yegua.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Roy Jackson Energy Operating LL
Permitted by Bass Enterprises Production Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · (512) 791-4267
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Roy Jackson Energy Operating LL |
| Production reports | Roy Jackson Energy Operating, LLthrough Apr 2025 |
| Latest permit | Bass Enterprises Production Co.Jun 24, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 24, 2002
- last permit issued
- Jul 12, 2002
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 11.9M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2001 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 12, 2002
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Ranch G-3-184340 | Smithers Lake (Yegua, AU-1) | Roy Jackson Energy Operating, LL | 1 | 0 | 933K | Jul 2001 – Jul 2026 |
| George Ranch G-3-189850 | Smithers Lake (Yegua EY-1) | Roy Jackson Energy Operating, LL | 1 | 0 | 11M | Jul 2002 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 12(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Bass Enterprises Production Co.Jul 2001 → Dec 2006
- 2Bepco, L.P.Jan 2007 → Nov 2008
- 3Bopco, L.P.Dec 2008 → Jul 2012
- 4Kovar Operating, LLCAug 2012 → May 2016
- 5JTL Operating Co., IncJun 2016 → Aug 2018
- 6Oro Resources, LLCSep 2018 → Apr 2023
- 7Roy Jackson Energy Operating, LLMay 2023 → Apr 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 521281-99 | Recompletion | Bass Enterprises Production Co. | Jun 24, 2002 | Jun 24, 2002 | Jul 9, 2002 | 11,995 |
| 507736-99 | Drill | Bass Enterprises Production Co. | Apr 12, 2001 | Apr 16, 2001 | Apr 23, 2001 | 13,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-184340 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-189850 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 74 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,294 | 10,350 | Perforated |
| 10,374 | 11,403 | Perforated |
| 11,646 | 11,706 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 3,005 | 17.5 | 2,280 S |
| 9.625 | 9,897 | 12.25 | 1,901 S |
| 4.5 | 11,995 | 6.125 | 425 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 | Aug 29, 2002 | Aug 1, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 9, 2002 | — | — |
| 00 | Oct 15, 2001 | Jul 13, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 21, 2001 | — | — |
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 42-157-32147 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-157-32147 → 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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