WELL · 42-173-00121 · DISTRICT 8
Driver J.W. -36- #4
Glasscock County · Spraberry(trend Area Dean-Wlfcp) field · Vertical
Driver J.W. -36- #4 (API 42-173-00121) is a well in Glasscock County operated by Arco Oil & Gas CO., completed September 29, 1992.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 18, 1978, permitted to 8,600 ft.
It was permitted by Atlantic Richfield CO. and has since transferred to Arco Oil & Gas CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Its 2 leases have reported 687K barrels of oil and 1.6M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 17 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Atlantic Richfield Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Plano, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 7, 2005 · 3,065 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Arco Oil & Gas Co. |
| Production reports | Apache Corporationthrough Mar 2018 |
| Latest permit | Atlantic Richfield Co.Sep 18, 1978 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 18, 1978
- last permit issued
- Sep 29, 1992
- completed
- 687K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.6M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 29, 1992
- 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 17 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver, J.W. -36- O-10-30640 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Apache Corporation | 13 | 683K | 1.6M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Driver, J.W. -36- O-10-23500 | Spraberry(trend Area Dean-Wlfcp) | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | 4 | 3.5K | 4.93K | Jan 1993 – Jun 1993 |
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.
- 1Arco Oil & Gas Co.Jan 1993 → May 1994
- 2Arco PermianJun 1994 → Dec 2001
- 3BP America Production CompanyJan 2002 → Nov 2010
- 4Apache CorporationDec 2010 → Mar 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32808-99 | Recompletion | Atlantic Richfield Co. | Sep 18, 1978 | Sep 18, 1978 | — | 8,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-23500 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-30640 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,352 | 8,518 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 274 | — | — |
| 10.75 | 305 | — | 150 S |
| 5.5 | 6,793 | — | 350 S |
| 7 | 6,939 | — | — |
| 7 | 6,950 | — | 500 S |
| 2.375 | 7,617 | — | — |
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 | Mar 26, 1993 | Dec 16, 1992 | — |
| 00 | Feb 23, 1993 | Dec 16, 1992 | — |
| 00 | Dec 9, 1991 | Oct 21, 1991 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Nov 22, 1978 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 17, 1965 | — |
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 42-173-00121 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-173-00121 → 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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