WELL · 42-165-31190 · DISTRICT 8
Braddock John #4
Gaines County · G-M-K South (San Andres) field · Producing · Vertical
Braddock John #4 (API 42-165-31190) is a well in Gaines County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed November 13, 1985 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 18, 1977, permitted to 5,600 ft.
It was permitted by Mobil Oil Corporation and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Yates, San Andres.
Its lease has reported 525K barrels of oil and 293K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 6 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Mobil Oil Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 27, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,454
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | OXY USA WTP LPthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Mobil Oil CorporationJul 18, 1977 |
- 5,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 18, 1977
- last permit issued
- Nov 13, 1985
- completed
- 525K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 293K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 13, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 lease this well is completed on; they carry 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braddock, John O-11-61850 | G-M-K, South (San Andres) | OXY USA WTP EOR, LLC | 6 | 525K | 293K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 5,524 · prior 12 2,269(+143%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Jan 1993 → Oct 2003
- 2OXY USA WTP LPNov 2003 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3239-99 | Drill | Mobil Oil Corporation | Jul 18, 1977 | Jul 18, 1977 | Jul 12, 1977 | 5,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13, 1985 | Braddock John O-11-61850 | G-M-K South (San Andres) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Producing | 5,600 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,202 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 3,327 | -125 |
| San Andres | 5,411 | -2,209 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,371 | 5,484 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 417 | — | — |
| 9.625 | 2,200 | — | — |
| 7 | 5,600 | — | — |
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 | Dec 11, 1985 | Nov 2, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-165-31190 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-31190 → 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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