WELL · 42-197-31212 · DISTRICT 9
Ferguson III Searcy Monroetrust #4
Hardeman County · Searcys (Congl) field · Vertical
Ferguson Iii Searcy Monroetrust #4 (API 42-197-31212) is a plugged well in Hardeman County, plugged March 28, 2011, last operated by Bettis Boyle & Stovall.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued May 4, 1992, permitted to 8,300 ft.
It was permitted by Baltic Royalty Corp. and has since transferred to Bettis Boyle & Stovall on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Canyon, Palo Pinto, Atoka, Mississippian.
Its lease has reported 75.5K barrels of oil and 39.4K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in September 2015. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Baltic Royalty Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Graham, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 7, 2022 · 530 permits on file · (940) 456-2143
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bettis Boyle & Stovall |
| Production reports | Bettis, Boyle & Stovallthrough Feb 2011 |
| Latest permit | Baltic Royalty Corp.May 4, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,300
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 4, 1992
- last permit issued
- Mar 4, 1998
- completed
- 75.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 39.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 2015
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 4, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 28, 2011
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferguson III, Searcy Monroetrust O-13-23365 | Searcys (Congl) | Bettis, Boyle & Stovall | 2 | 75.5K | 39.4K | Jan 1993 – Sep 2015 |
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.
- 1Baltic Royalty Corp.Jan 1993 → Sep 1997
- 2Bettis, Boyle & StovallOct 1997 → Feb 2011
- 3Ram Operating, Inc.Sep 1998 → Mar 2000
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 398805-98 | Drill | Baltic Royalty Corp. | Aug 17, 1992 | May 4, 1992 | May 5, 1992 | 8,300 |
| 398805-99 | Drill | Baltic Royalty Corp. | Apr 28, 1992 | May 4, 1992 | — | 8,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-23365 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,318 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| CanyonCANYON LIMESTONE | 3,878 | -2,560 |
| Palo PintoPALO PINTO LIMESTONE | 5,040 | -3,722 |
| AtokaATOKA CONGL. | 7,052 | -5,734 |
| MississippianMISSISSIPPI | 7,626 | -6,308 |
| BarnettBARNETT SHALE | 7,767 | -6,449 |
| MississippianMISS. CHAPPEL | 8,010 | -6,692 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,208 | 7,216 | Perforated |
| 7,317 | 7,328 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 529 | 12.25 | 300 S |
| 4.5 | 7,625 | 7.875 | 480 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 | Apr 15, 1998 | Mar 26, 1998 | — |
| 00 | Dec 13, 1993 | Oct 4, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 15, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-197-31212 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-197-31212 → 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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