WELL · 42-173-00816 · DISTRICT 7
Bigby W. A. B #4
Glasscock County · Spraberry (Trend Area CL. Fk.) field · Vertical
Bigby W. A. B #4 (API 42-173-00816) is a plugged well in Glasscock County, plugged February 11, 2022, last operated by Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc..
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1978 and 1985, permitted to 8,480 ft.
It was permitted by Sohio Petroleum CO. and has since transferred to Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Spraberry, Dean, Wolfcamp.
Its lease has reported 100K barrels of oil and 347K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in March 2022.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sohio Petroleum Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Spring, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 15,619 permits on file · (972) 598-8150
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc. |
| Production reports | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.through Nov 2020 |
| Latest permit | Sohio Petroleum Co.Apr 10, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,480
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Apr 10, 1985
- last permit issued
- Apr 2, 1991
- completed
- 100K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 347K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2022
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 2, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 11, 2022
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bigby, W. A. "B" O-9-8044 | Spraberry (Trend Area CL. Fk.) | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | 1 | 100K | 347K | Jan 1993 – Mar 2022 |
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.
- 1Pg&e Resources CompanyJan 1993 → Jul 1994
- 2Midpar L.P.Aug 1994 → Feb 1995
- 3Parker & Parsley Development L.PMar 1995 → Aug 1997
- 4Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.Sep 1997 → Sep 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 271760-99 | Recompletion | Sohio Petroleum Co. | Apr 1, 1985 | Apr 10, 1985 | — | 8,468 |
| 59786-99 | Recompletion | Sohio Natural Resources Co. | Oct 4, 1979 | Oct 4, 1979 | — | 8,480 |
| 25439-99 | Recompletion | Sohio Petroleum Co. | May 30, 1978 | May 30, 1978 | Jun 10, 1978 | 8,480 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-8044 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,710 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,202 | 6,211 | Perforated |
| 6,202 | 6,379 | Perforated |
| 6,374 | 6,380 | Perforated |
| 8,209 | 8,379 | Perforated |
| 8,209 | 8,422 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 334 | 15 | 250 S |
| 10.75 | 334 | — | 250 S |
| 2.375 | 4,960 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 6,684 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 7,636 | 8.75 | 325 S |
| 5.5 | 7,636 | — | 325 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 | Jun 12, 1991 | May 28, 1991 | — |
| 00 | Jun 19, 1985 | Jun 4, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 25, 1979 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 14, 1978 | — |
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 42-173-00816 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-173-00816 → 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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