WELL · 42-165-35896 · DISTRICT 8
Pontius-Barksdale #4
Gaines County · Harris (San Andres) field · Vertical
Pontius-Barksdale #4 (API 42-165-35896) is a well in Gaines County operated by Parallel Petroleum Corporation, completed November 25, 2008.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 29, 2002, permitted to 5,500 ft.
It was permitted by Lynx Operating CO., Inc. and has since transferred to Parallel Petroleum Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Yates, Queen, San Andres.
Its 2 leases have reported 4.62M barrels of oil and 394K mcf of gas since July 2001, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 109 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Parallel Petroleum Corporation
Permitted by Lynx Operating Co., Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 3, 2011 · 301 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Parallel Petroleum Corporation |
| Production reports | Parallel Petroleum LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Lynx Operating Co., Inc.Oct 29, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 29, 2002
- last permit issued
- Nov 25, 2008
- completed
- 4.62M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 394K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2001 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 25, 2008
- 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 109 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris San Andres Unit O-11-69347 | Harris (San Andres) | Parallel Petroleum LLC | 88 | 4.06M | 247K | Jun 2002 – Jul 2026 |
| Pontius-Barksdale O-11-68333 | Harris (San Andres) | Parallel Petroleum Corporation | 21 | 565K | 148K | Jul 2001 – Jun 2009 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 180,434 · prior 12 192,983(-7%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 27(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Lynx Energy Company, Inc.Jul 2001 → Dec 2001
- 2Lynx Operating Co., Inc.Jan 2002 → Oct 2005
- 3Parallel Petroleum CorporationNov 2005 → Jan 2010
- 4Parallel Petroleum LLCFeb 2010 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 525072-99 | Drill | Lynx Operating Co., Inc. | Oct 29, 2002 | Oct 29, 2002 | Nov 19, 2002 | 5,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-68333 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-11-69347 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,293 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 2,920 | 373 |
| Queen | 4,030 | -737 |
| San Andres | 4,546 | -1,253 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,552 | 4,947 | Perforated |
| 4,870 | 4,880 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,775 | 12.25 | 750 S |
| 5.5 | 5,103 | 7.875 | 935 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 | Apr 24, 2009 | Mar 5, 2009 | — |
| 00 | Mar 24, 2009 | Feb 5, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 2, 2003 | Feb 5, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 7, 2003 | — | — |
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 42-165-35896 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-35896 → 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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