TEXAS · WELLS · GLASSCOCK COUNTY · API 42-173-34144 · DISTRICT 7B
E.D. Books 17 #4
Glasscock County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Producing · Vertical
E.D. Books 17 #4 (API 42-173-34144) is a well in Glasscock County operated by Apache Corporation, completed July 13, 2011 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 21, 2011, permitted to 10,864 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Wolfcamp, Strawn, Atoka.
Its 2 leases have reported 230K barrels of oil and 804K mcf of gas since December 2010, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 10 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- 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 Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Apache CorporationApr 21, 2011 |
- 10,864
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 21, 2011
- last permit issued
- Jul 13, 2011
- completed
- 230K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 804K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2010 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 13, 2011
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 10 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E.D. Books 17 O-10-40854 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Apache Corporation | 9 | 221K | 785K | Dec 2010 – Jul 2026 |
| Books, E.D. 17 O-10-41631 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Apache Corporation | 1 | 8.55K | 18.1K | Jul 2011 – Dec 2014 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 2,783 · prior 12 12,311(-77%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,045 · prior 12 1,908(-45%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Apache CorporationDec 2010 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 714505-99 | Drill | Apache Corporation | Apr 19, 2011 | Apr 21, 2011 | May 14, 2011 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 2011 | E.D. Books 17 O-10-40854 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Apache Corporation | Producing | 10,864 |
| Jul 13, 2011 | Books E.D. 17 O-10-41631 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Apache Corporation | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,680 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,789 | 9,736 | Perforated |
| 9,770 | 10,307 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 419 | 17.5 | 425 S |
| 8.625 | 3,167 | 11 | 750 S |
| 5.5 | 10,864 | 7.875 | 1,715 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 | Aug 1, 2014 | Sep 28, 2011 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 17, 2012 | Sep 28, 2011 | Yes |
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 42-173-34144 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-173-34144 → 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.
New to these records? How to read a well page · API numbers · completion reports and tops · why production is by lease
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/wells/17334144, documented in the API reference.