WELL · 42-179-31888 · DISTRICT 10
Ladd #4
Gray County · Panhandle Gray County Field field · Vertical
Ladd #4 (API 42-179-31888) is a plugged well in Gray County, plugged August 30, 2019, last operated by Bce-Mach Iii LLC.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1987 and 1992, permitted to 3,500 ft.
It was permitted by Caprock Engineering, Inc. and has since transferred to Bce-Mach Iii LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Brown Dolomite, White Dolomite, Granite Wash, Weathered Granite.
Its 2 leases have reported 5.19K barrels of oil and 1.24M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 6 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Caprock Engineering, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Oklahoma City, OK · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · 10 permits on file · (833) 831-2164
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bce-Mach III LLC |
| Production reports | Caprock Engineering, Inc.through Aug 2018 |
| Latest permit | Caprock Engineering, Inc.Sep 14, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 14, 1992
- last permit issued
- Nov 1, 1987
- completed
- 5.19K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.24M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 1, 1987
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 30, 2019
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 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ladd O-14-6209 | Panhandle Gray County Field | Bce-Mach III LLC | 5 | 5.19K | 39.7K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Ladd G-14-143451 | Panhandle, West | Scout Energy Management LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.21M | Jan 1993 – Aug 2019 |
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.
- 1Caprock Engineering, Inc.Jan 1993 → Aug 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 403086-99 | Other | Caprock Engineering, Inc. | Sep 2, 1992 | Sep 14, 1992 | Oct 20, 1992 | 3,345 |
| 332265-99 | Drill | Caprock Engineering, Inc. | Jun 29, 1987 | Jul 1, 1987 | — | 3,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-14-143451 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-14-6209 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,302 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Brown Dolomite | 2,690 | 612 |
| White Dolomite | 2,860 | 442 |
| Granite Wash | 2,885 | 417 |
| Weathered Granite | 2,895 | 407 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,892 | 3,040 | Perforated |
| 3,122 | 3,296 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 700 | 12.25 | 275 S |
| 5.5 | 3,325 | 7.875 | 200 S |
| 5.5 | 3,339 | 7.875 | 200 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 | Jan 28, 1993 | Dec 31, 1992 | — |
| 00 | Jan 11, 1993 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 18, 1987 | Nov 4, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 14, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-179-31888 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-179-31888 → 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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