WELL · 42-161-32235 · DISTRICT 5
Butler Gas Unit #4
Freestone County · Teague (TP-CV Cons.) field · Vertical
Butler Gas Unit #4 (API 42-161-32235) is a well in Freestone County operated by Chevron U. S. A. Inc., completed March 5, 2002.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2001 and 2003, permitted to 10,320 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Pettit, Travis Peak, Cotton Valley.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 9,291 permits on file · (800) 231-0623
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Feb 24, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,320
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 24, 2003
- last permit issued
- Mar 5, 2002
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 944K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2002 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 5, 2002
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler Gas Unit G-5-198363 | Teague (Pettit B) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 803K | Sep 2003 – Jul 2026 |
| Butler Gas Unit G-5-187949 | Teague (TP-CV Cons.) | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | 1 | 0 | 141K | Mar 2002 – Sep 2003 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 18,953 · prior 12 10,085(+88%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Texaco E & P Inc.Mar 2002 → May 2002
- 2Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Jun 2002 → Jul 2004
- 3XTO Energy Inc.Aug 2004 → Dec 2023
- 4Hilcorp Energy CompanyJan 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 528776-99 | Recompletion | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Feb 21, 2003 | Feb 24, 2003 | Sep 20, 2003 | 8,800 |
| 515299-99 | Drill | Texaco E & P Inc. | Nov 13, 2001 | Nov 14, 2001 | Dec 28, 2001 | 10,320 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-187949 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-5-198363 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 510 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pettit | 8,045 | -7,535 |
| Travis Peak | 8,264 | -7,754 |
| Cotton Valley | 10,120 | -9,610 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,046 | 8,066 | Perforated |
| 8,076 | 8,087 | Perforated |
| 8,112 | 8,224 | Perforated |
| 8,976 | 9,022 | Perforated |
| 9,107 | 9,140 | Perforated |
| 10,000 | 10,192 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 60 | — | 810 S |
| 8.625 | 2,608 | 12.25 | 370 S |
| 5.5 | 10,290 | 7.875 | 755 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, 2004 | Nov 13, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 12, 2004 | — | — |
| 00 | May 31, 2002 | Mar 28, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 11, 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 42-161-32235 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-161-32235 → 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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