WELL · 42-189-30405 · DISTRICT 8
Carmickle E. M. B #4
Hale County · Arick (Wolfcamp) field · Vertical
Carmickle E. M. B #4 (API 42-189-30405) is a plugged well in Hale County, plugged July 16, 2014, last operated by Southwest Petroleum.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 24, 1988, permitted to 4,950 ft.
It was permitted by Staley Operating CO. and has since transferred to Southwest Petroleum on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Yates, San Andres, Wolfcamp.
Operator of record
Permitted by Staley Operating Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
San Antonio, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · (817) 487-6565
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Southwest Petroleum |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Staley Operating Co.Mar 24, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,950
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 24, 1988
- last permit issued
- Jul 1, 1990
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 1, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 16, 2014
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmickle, E. M. "B" O-11-341 | Arick (Wolfcamp) | Southwest Petroleum | 3 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 344387-99 | Drill | Staley Operating Co. | Mar 24, 1988 | Mar 24, 1988 | — | 4,950 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-341 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,251 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 1,368 | 1,883 |
| San Andres | 2,283 | 968 |
| Wolfcamp | 4,751 | -1,500 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,751 | 4,777 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 482 | 17.5 | 505 S |
| 8.625 | 1,556 | 11 | 700 S |
| 5.5 | 4,751 | 7.875 | 215 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 | Oct 16, 1992 | Aug 27, 1992 | — |
| 00 | Jun 10, 1988 | May 31, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 7, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-189-30405 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-189-30405 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 297K
- bbl, all reported
- Mar 2015
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000073099 | H-1 Injection | Plugged Aug 11, 2014 | 2,000 | 250 | 4,751–4,777 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 1,555(-100%)
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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