WELL · 42-165-33438 · DISTRICT 8
Kimbell B #4
Gaines County · Kay (Wolfcamp Reef) field · Vertical
Kimbell B #4 (API 42-165-33438) is a plugged well in Gaines County, plugged November 13, 2019, last operated by Griffin Petroleum Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 9, 1985, permitted to 10,600 ft.
It was permitted by Tenneco Oil CO. and has since transferred to Griffin Petroleum Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Yates, San Andres, Spraberry, Wolfcamp.
Its lease has reported 145K barrels of oil and 48 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in April 2020.
Operator of record
Permitted by Tenneco Oil Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 17, 2025
- Permits on file
- 105
- Phone
- (432) 687-1042
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Griffin Petroleum Company |
| Production reports | Griffin Petroleum Companythrough Aug 2019 |
| Latest permit | Tenneco Oil Co.Dec 9, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 9, 1985
- last permit issued
- Apr 13, 1986
- completed
- 145K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 48
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2020
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 13, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 13, 2019
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kimbell "B" O-11-13826 | Kay (Wolfcamp Reef) | Griffin Petroleum Company | 1 | 145K | 48 | Jan 1993 – Apr 2020 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Cathey Petroleum Company, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jun 1997
- 2Griffin Petroleum CompanyMay 2008 → Aug 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 292140-99 | Drill | Tenneco Oil Co. | Nov 19, 1985 | Dec 9, 1985 | Dec 18, 1985 | 10,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-13826 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,188 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 3,450 | -262 |
| San Andres | 5,250 | -2,062 |
| SpraberrySPRAYBERRY | 8,440 | -5,252 |
| Wolfcamp | 10,037 | -6,849 |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 405 | 17.5 | 420 S |
| 9.625 | 4,987 | 12.25 | 1,750 S |
| 7 | 10,500 | 12.5 | 1,150 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 | May 7, 1986 | Apr 30, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | May 3, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-165-33438 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-33438 → 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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