WELL · 42-181-31159 · DISTRICT 9
Caughey Earl #4
Grayson County · Southmayd North (Baker-Viola) field · Shut IN · Vertical
Caughey Earl #4 (API 42-181-31159) is a well in Grayson County operated by Jetta Operating Company Inc., completed February 21, 1986 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1985 and 1986, permitted to 8,800 ft.
It was permitted by Arco Oil & Gas CO. and has since transferred to Jetta Operating Company Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Dornick Hills, Baker Sand Zone, Davis Dand Zone, Davis Sand Zone.
Its 2 leases have reported 137K barrels of oil and 344K 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
Permitted by Arco Oil & Gas Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Fort Worth, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Jul 2, 2026
- Permits on file
- 605
- Phone
- (817) 639-2332
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Jetta Operating Company Inc. |
| Production reports | Jetta Operating Company, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Arco Oil & Gas Co.Jul 8, 1986 |
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
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 8, 1986
- last permit issued
- Feb 21, 1986
- completed
- 137K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 344K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 21, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent (D)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caughey, Earl O-13-2768 | Hudgins (Dornick Hills 8000) | Jetta Operating Company, Inc. | 3 | 116K | 271K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Caughey, Earl O-13-26152 | Southmayd, North (Baker-Viola) | Jetta Operating Company, Inc. | 2 | 21.3K | 72.5K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 2,373 · prior 12 1,778(+33%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 5,863 · prior 12 5,170(+13%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Devon Energy Corporation(nevada)Jan 1993 → Mar 2000
- 2Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Apr 2000 → Jun 2002
- 3Jetta Operating Company, Inc.Jul 2002 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 303917-99 | Recompletion | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | Jul 7, 1986 | Jul 8, 1986 | — | 8,799 |
| 287145-99 | Drill | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | Aug 6, 1985 | Oct 4, 1985 | — | 8,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-2768 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-13-26152 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 754 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Dornick Hills | 6,990 | -6,236 |
| Baker Sand Zone | 7,406 | -6,652 |
| Davis Dand Zone | 8,004 | -7,250 |
| Davis Sand Zone | 8,004 | -7,250 |
| Viola | 8,228 | -7,474 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,030 | 8,052 | Perforated |
| 8,236 | 8,408 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,146 | 12.25 | 1,250 S |
| 5.5 | 8,799 | 7.875 | 1,000 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 14, 1986 | Jul 21, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 26, 1986 | — | — |
| 00 | May 12, 1986 | Apr 14, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | May 6, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-181-31159 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-181-31159 → 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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