WELL · 42-173-32269 · DISTRICT 8
Black S.E. 42 #4
Glasscock County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Black S.E. 42 #4 (API 42-173-32269) is a plugged well in Glasscock County, plugged September 24, 2020, last operated by Apache Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 16, 1992, permitted to 8,800 ft.
It was permitted by Stephens, Autry C. and has since transferred to Apache Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including U. Spraberry, L. Spraberry, Dean, Wolfcamp.
Its lease has reported 279K barrels of oil and 755K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in April 2022. The lease carries 8 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Stephens, Autry C.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 3, 2025
- Permits on file
- 9,756
- Phone
- (713) 954-5500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Apache Corporation |
| Production reports | Apache Corporationthrough Mar 2018 |
| Latest permit | Stephens, Autry C.Nov 16, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 16, 1992
- last permit issued
- Dec 29, 1992
- completed
- 279K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 755K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2022
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 29, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 24, 2020
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 8 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black, S.E. "42" O-10-30601 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Apache Corporation | 8 | 279K | 755K | Jan 1993 – Apr 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.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 405983-99 | Drill | Stephens, Autry C. | Nov 12, 1992 | Nov 16, 1992 | Dec 7, 1992 | 8,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-30601 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,707 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,891 | 7,073 | Perforated |
| 7,466 | 7,923 | Perforated |
| 8,282 | 8,677 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.75 | 387 | 17.5 | 375 S |
| 8.625 | 3,685 | 11 | 350 S |
| 4.5 | 8,750 | 7.875 | 1,100 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 18, 1993 | Jan 21, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 10, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-173-32269 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-173-32269 → 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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