WELL · 42-179-04345 · DISTRICT 10
Bowers J. B. #4
Gray County · Panhandle Gray County Field field · Vertical
Bowers J. B. #4 (API 42-179-04345) is a permitted well in Gray County filed by Exxcel Production Company; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 14, 1999, permitted to 3,213 ft.
Its 2 leases have reported 27.4K barrels of oil and 450K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Pampa, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 4, 2026 · 82 permits on file · (806) 663-0083
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Exxcel Production Company |
| Production reports | Exxcel Production Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Exxcel Production CompanyJun 14, 1999 |
- 3,213
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 14, 1999
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 27.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 450K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- 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 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowers, J. B. G-14-173693 | Panhandle, West | Exxcel Production Company | 1 | 0 | 137K | Jul 1999 – Jul 2026 |
| Bowers, J. B. O-14-415 | Panhandle Gray County Field | Exxcel Production Company | 4 | 27.4K | 313K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 15,346 · prior 12 14,312(+7%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 465 · prior 12 393(+18%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Exxcel Production CompanyJan 1993 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 485113-99 | Reclass | Exxcel Production Company | Jun 10, 1999 | Jun 14, 1999 | Jul 1, 1999 | 3,213 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-14-173693 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-14-415 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,658 | 2,796 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 490 | 12.5 | 150 S |
| 5.5 | 3,213 | 7.875 | 175 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 12, 1999 | Jul 13, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Aug 6, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-179-04345 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-179-04345 → 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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