WELL · 42-197-31301 · DISTRICT 9
Neal Bill 321 #4
Hardeman County · Dead Dog (Chappel) field · Vertical
Neal Bill 321 #4 (API 42-197-31301) is a plugged well in Hardeman County, plugged October 13, 1999, last operated by Key Energy Of Colorado Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued October 11, 1994, permitted to 8,400 ft.
It was permitted by EP Operating Limited Partnership and has since transferred to Key Energy Of Colorado Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Barnett, Meramec, Chappel.
Its lease has reported 23.7K barrels of oil and 504 mcf of gas since December 1994, last reporting in November 1999.
Operator of record
Permitted by EP Operating Limited Partnership; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Tulsa, OK · P-5 Y, filed Jun 3, 2016 · 78 permits on file · (800) 969-4789
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Key Energy of Colorado Inc. |
| Production reports | Key Energy of Colorado, Inc.through Apr 1999 |
| Latest permit | EP Operating Limited PartnershipOct 11, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,400
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Oct 11, 1994
- last permit issued
- Dec 7, 1994
- completed
- 23.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 504
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 1994 THROUGH Nov 1999
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 7, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 13, 1999
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neal, Bill 321 O-13-28924 | Dead Dog (Chappel) | Key Energy of Colorado, Inc. | 1 | 23.7K | 504 | Dec 1994 – Nov 1999 |
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.
- 1EP Operating Limited PartnershipDec 1994 → Feb 1995
- 2Enserch Exploration, IncMar 1995 → Oct 1997
- 3Key Energy of Colorado, Inc.Nov 1997 → Apr 1999
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 428969-97 | Drill | EP Operating Limited Partnership | Jan 19, 1995 | Oct 11, 1994 | — | 8,400 |
| 428969-98 | Drill | EP Operating Limited Partnership | Oct 31, 1994 | Oct 11, 1994 | Nov 2, 1994 | 8,400 |
| 428969-99 | Drill | EP Operating Limited Partnership | Oct 11, 1994 | Oct 11, 1994 | — | 8,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-28924 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,384 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| BarnettBARNETT SHALE | 7,660 | -6,276 |
| Meramec | 7,788 | -6,404 |
| Chappel | 7,810 | -6,426 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,908 | 7,918 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 523 | 12.25 | 260 S |
| 5.5 | 7,974 | 7.875 | 280 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 | Mar 23, 1995 | Jan 24, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 1, 1995 | — | — |
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 42-197-31301 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-197-31301 → 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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