WELL · 42-167-31224 · DISTRICT 3
Deats Ella M. et AL #4
Galveston County · Gillock (Big Gas) field · Vertical
Deats Ella M. ET AL #4 (API 42-167-31224) is a plugged well in Galveston County, plugged May 17, 2019, last operated by Stratco Operating CO. Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 21, 1992, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by Blue Ridge Operating Company,Inc and has since transferred to Stratco Operating CO. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Big Gas.
Its lease has reported 10.8K barrels of oil and 2 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Blue Ridge Operating Company,inc; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Austin, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 4, 2026 · 12 permits on file · (512) 469-0064
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Stratco Operating Co. Inc. |
| Production reports | Allied Operating Companythrough Oct 1996 |
| Latest permit | Blue Ridge Operating Company,incSep 21, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 21, 1992
- last permit issued
- Oct 17, 1992
- completed
- 10.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 17, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 17, 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; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deats, Ella M., et AL O-3-1618 | Gillock (Big Gas) | Stratco Operating Co., Inc. | 4 | 10.8K | 2 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Plantation Operating Co., Inc.Jul 1994 → Apr 1996
- 2Allied Operating CompanyMay 1996 → Oct 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 403522-99 | Drill | Blue Ridge Operating Company,inc | Sep 16, 1992 | Sep 21, 1992 | Sep 17, 1992 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-1618 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 12 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Big Gas | 7,994 | -7,982 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,994 | 8,000 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,019 | 12.25 | 750 S |
| 5.5 | 8,200 | 7.875 | 235 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 23, 1994 | Jan 21, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 16, 1994 | — | — |
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 42-167-31224 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-167-31224 → 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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