WELL · 42-199-00302 · DISTRICT 3
Geldard Bertha #4
Hardin County · Silsbee (1) field · Vertical
Geldard Bertha #4 (API 42-199-00302) is a plugged well in Hardin County, plugged November 20, 2019, last operated by Foundation Energy Management LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 28, 2013, permitted to 7,158 ft.
It was permitted by Silver Oak Energy, LLC and has since transferred to Foundation Energy Management LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Yegua.
Its 2 leases have reported 78.8K barrels of oil and 192K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in April 2020. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Foundation Energy Management LLC
Permitted by Silver Oak Energy, LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Addison, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 4, 2026 · 68 permits on file · (866) 767-3600
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Foundation Energy Management LLC |
| Production reports | Silver Oak Energy, LLCthrough Dec 2013 |
| Latest permit | Silver Oak Energy, LLCMar 28, 2013 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,158
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 28, 2013
- last permit issued
- Oct 10, 2012
- completed
- 78.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 192K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2020
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 10, 2012
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 20, 2019
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geldard, Bertha O-3-11740 | Silsbee (T) | Foundation Energy Management LLC | 1 | 78.8K | 192K | Jan 1993 – Apr 2020 |
| Geldard, Bertha O-3-26314 | Silsbee (1) | Foundation Energy Management LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Oct 2012 – Apr 2020 |
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.
- 1Murphy Oil USA, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jan 1993
- 2Murphy Exploration & Prod. Co.Feb 1993 → Aug 1996
- 3Merit Energy CompanySep 1996 → Jan 2010
- 4Addison Oil, LLCFeb 2010 → Aug 2011
- 5Silver Oak Energy, LLCSep 2011 → Dec 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 759084-99 | Recompletion | Silver Oak Energy, LLC | Mar 20, 2013 | Mar 28, 2013 | Oct 8, 2012 | 7,158 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-11740 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-26314 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 83 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,830 | 6,835 | Perforated |
| 7,094 | 7,099 | Perforated |
| — | 7,158 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,036 | 12.5 | 330 S |
| 5.5 | 7,575 | 8.75 | 300 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 | May 14, 2014 | Apr 4, 2013 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-199-00302 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-199-00302 → 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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