WELL · 42-195-31444 · DISTRICT 10
Black #4H
Hansford County · Shapley (Brown Dolomite) field · Horizontal
Black #4H (API 42-195-31444) is a plugged horizontal well in Hansford County, plugged November 20, 2025, last operated by Mewbourne Oil Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued July 5, 2000, permitted to 4,700 ft.
It was permitted by Strat Land Exploration Company and has since transferred to Mewbourne Oil Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Brown Dolomite.
Operator of record
Permitted by Strat Land Exploration Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Tyler, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- May 21, 2026
- Permits on file
- 2,061
- Phone
- (903) 561-2900
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Mewbourne Oil Company |
| Production reports | Strat Land Exploration Companythrough Apr 2009 |
| Latest permit | Strat Land Exploration CompanyJul 5, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,700
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 5, 2000
- last permit issued
- Apr 13, 2001
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 135K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2001 THROUGH Dec 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 13, 2001
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 20, 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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black G-14-183239 | Shapley (Brown Dolomite) | Mewbourne Oil Company | 1 | 0 | 135K | Apr 2001 – Dec 2025 |
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.
- 1Strat Land Exploration CompanyApr 2001 → Apr 2009
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 496663-98 | Drill | Strat Land Exploration Company | Jun 5, 2001 | Jul 5, 2000 | — | 4,700 |
| 496663-99 | Drill | Strat Land Exploration Company | Jun 28, 2000 | Jul 5, 2000 | Feb 16, 2001 | 4,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-14-183239 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,199 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Brown Dolomite | 2,854 | 345 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,231 | 4,811 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,467 | 12.25 | 850 S |
| 5.5 | 2,780 | 7.875 | 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 | Sep 13, 2001 | May 11, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 26, 2001 | — | — |
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 42-195-31444 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-195-31444 → 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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