TEXAS · WELLS · HARRISON COUNTY · HOWARD-JERNIGAN LEASE · API 42-203-31927 · DISTRICT 06
Howard-Jernigan #4
Harrison County · Whelan (Travis Peak Prorated) field · Vertical
Howard-Jernigan #4 (API 42-203-31927) is a plugged well in Harrison County, plugged December 31, 2014, last operated by Xto Energy Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 29, 1990, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by EP Operating Company and has since transferred to Xto Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Base Massive Anhudrite, BMA, Pettit, Travis Peak.
Its lease has reported 880K mcf of gas since the record begins in January 1993, with no volume in the three years through August 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by EP Operating Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Spring, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 8, 2026
- Permits on file
- 16,156
- Phone
- (346) 502-1572
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | XTO Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | XTO Energy Inc.through Aug 2013 |
| Latest permit | EP Operating CompanyMay 29, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 29, 1990
- last permit issued
- Aug 4, 2000
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 880K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · MAR 1993 THROUGH AUG 2013
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 4, 2000
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 31, 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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH AUG 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard-Jernigan G-6-137011 | Whelan (Travis Peak Prorated) | XTO Energy Inc. | 1 | 0 | 880K | by Jan 1993 – Aug 2013 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Wells named Howard-Jernigan
XTO Energy Inc.'s other wells filed under this lease name in Harrison County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1EP Operating Limited PartnershipMar 1993 → Feb 1995
- 2Enserch Exploration, IncMar 1995 → Mar 1998
- 3Eex CorporationApr 1998 → Apr 1998
- 4Cross Timbers Operating CompanyMay 1998 → May 2001
- 5XTO Energy Inc.Jun 2001 → Aug 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 373778-99 | Drill | EP Operating Company | May 24, 1990 | May 29, 1990 | Nov 1, 1990 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2000 | Howard-Jernigan G-6-137011 | Whelan (Travis Peak Prorated) | XTO Energy Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 329 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Base Massive Anhudrite | 6,496 | -6,167 |
| BMA | 6,496 | -6,167 |
| Pettit | 7,228 | -6,899 |
| Travis Peak | 7,400 | -7,071 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,442 | 7,445 | Perforated |
| 7,484 | 7,488 | Perforated |
| 7,642 | 7,672 | Perforated |
| 7,642 | 8,121 | Perforated |
| 7,858 | 8,121 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,526 | 12.25 | 540 S |
| 5.5 | 8,800 | 7.875 | 1,026 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Oct 18, 2000 | Aug 22, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Mar 21, 1991 | Jan 8, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 28, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-203-31927 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-203-31927 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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