WELL · 42-173-36885 · DISTRICT 8
Abel 4 #4
Glasscock County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Abel 4 #4 (API 42-173-36885) is a plugged well in Glasscock County, plugged December 29, 2025, last operated by Red Highland Resources LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 29, 2014, permitted to 11,300 ft.
It was permitted by Three Rivers Operating CO II LLC and has since transferred to Red Highland Resources LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 12 formation tops, including Santa Rosa, Yates, Seven Rivers, Queen.
Its lease has reported 90K barrels of oil and 400K mcf of gas since February 2012, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Three Rivers Operating Co II LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · (432) 269-1562
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Red Highland Resources LLC |
| Production reports | Red Highland Resources LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Three Rivers Operating Co II LLCSep 29, 2014 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 29, 2014
- last permit issued
- Sep 9, 2016
- completed
- 90K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 400K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2012 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 9, 2016
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 29, 2025
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abel 4 O-10-42648 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Red Highland Resources LLC | 3 | 90K | 400K | Feb 2012 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 3,705 · prior 12 12,793(-71%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 655 · prior 12 979(-33%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Crownquest Operating, LLCFeb 2012 → May 2014
- 2Element Petroleum Operating, LLCJun 2014 → Jul 2014
- 3Three Rivers Operating Co II LLCAug 2014 → Nov 2014
- 4OXY USA Inc.Dec 2014 → Aug 2025
- 5Red Highland Resources LLCJan 2026 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 796073-99 | Drill | Three Rivers Operating Co II LLC | Sep 10, 2014 | Sep 29, 2014 | Nov 7, 2014 | 11,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-42648 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,610 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Rosa | 750 | 1,860 |
| Yates | 2,011 | 599 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,257 | 353 |
| Queen | 2,922 | -312 |
| Grayburg | 3,750 | -1,140 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - HIGH FLOWS, H2S, CO | 4,300 | -1,690 |
| Glorieta | 4,400 | -1,790 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 5,170 | -2,560 |
| Spraberry | 7,014 | -4,404 |
| Wichita-AlbanyWICHITA ALBANY | 7,669 | -5,059 |
| Mississippian | 10,348 | -7,738 |
| Devonian | 10,698 | -8,088 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,526 | 10,738 | Perforated |
| 8,649 | 10,738 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 345 | 17.5 | 450 S |
| 8.625 | 4,785 | 11 | 1,050 S |
| 5.5 | 10,800 | 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 | Aug 30, 2017 | Jun 14, 2017 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 27, 2015 | Mar 19, 2015 | 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 42-173-36885 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-173-36885 → 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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