WELL · 42-165-32647 · DISTRICT 8
Waters F. M. #4
Gaines County · Monarch (San Andres) field · Producing · Vertical
Waters F. M. #4 (API 42-165-32647) is a well in Gaines County operated by Grace Petroleum Operating LLC, completed July 23, 1984 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 12, 1983, permitted to 5,600 ft.
It was permitted by Houston Oil & Minerals Corp. and has since transferred to Grace Petroleum Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Yates, San Andres.
Its lease has reported 157K barrels of oil and 149 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Houston Oil & Minerals Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Llano, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 4, 2024
- Permits on file
- 1
- Phone
- (432) 349-1930
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Grace Petroleum Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Grace Petroleum Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Houston Oil & Minerals Corp.Sep 12, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 12, 1983
- last permit issued
- Jul 23, 1984
- completed
- 157K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 149
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 23, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent (D)
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waters, F. M. O-11-63223 | Monarch (San Andres) | Grace Petroleum Operating, LLC | 1 | 157K | 149 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 2,960 · prior 12 3,030(-2%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Petroplex Equipment, Inc.Jan 1993 → Oct 1994
- 2Redstone Oil & Gas CompanyNov 1994 → Mar 2000
- 3Lariat Petroleum Inc. (A)Apr 2000 → Dec 2000
- 4Newfield Expl. Mid-Con. IncJan 2001 → Apr 2011
- 5Vanguard Permian, LLCMay 2011 → Apr 2015
- 6Vanguard Operating, LLCMay 2015 → Aug 2019
- 7Grizzly OP of Delaware, LLCSep 2019 → May 2020
- 8Grace Petroleum Operating, LLCJun 2020 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 211222-99 | Drill | Houston Oil & Minerals Corp. | May 16, 1984 | Sep 12, 1983 | Jun 29, 1984 | 5,650 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 1984 | Waters F. M. O-11-63223 | Monarch (San Andres) | Grace Petroleum Operating LLC | Producing | 5,600 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,263 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 3,300 | -37 |
| San Andres | 5,104 | -1,841 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,397 | 5,465 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 400 | 12.25 | 250 sx |
| 5.5 | 5,600 | 7.875 | 1,900 sx |
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 | Oct 3, 1984 | Sep 17, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Oct 2, 1984 | Sep 17, 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 42-165-32647 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-32647 → 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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