WELL · 42-211-31691 · DISTRICT 10
Sparks Elmer E. A #4
Hemphill County · Higgins West (Tonkawa) field · Vertical
Sparks Elmer E. A #4 (API 42-211-31691) is a well in Hemphill County operated by Crescendo Resources L.P., completed October 22, 1984.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 14, 1984, permitted to 11,100 ft.
It was permitted by Diamond Shamrock Exploration CO. and has since transferred to Crescendo Resources L.P. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Doug, Tonk, Cleve Pay, Atoka.
Its 2 leases have reported 4.01K barrels of oil and 397K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Diamond Shamrock Exploration Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Amarillo, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 5, 2000 · 314 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Crescendo Resources L.P. |
| Production reports | Presidio Petroleum LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Diamond Shamrock Exploration Co.Aug 14, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,100
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 14, 1984
- last permit issued
- Oct 22, 1984
- completed
- 4.01K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 397K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 22, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sparks, Elmer E. "A" G-14-174102 | Higgins, West (Tonkawa) | Presidio Petroleum LLC | 1 | 0 | 249K | Jul 1999 – Jul 2026 |
| Sparks, Elmer E. "A" O-14-5339 | Higgins, West (Tonkawa) | Crescendo Resources, L.P. | 1 | 4.01K | 148K | Jan 1993 – Feb 2000 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 461 · prior 12 610(-24%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Maxus Exploration CompanyJan 1993 → Jan 1995
- 2Midgard Energy CompanyFeb 1995 → Sep 1997
- 3Crescendo Resources, L.P.Oct 1997 → Mar 2000
- 4Apache CorporationApr 2000 → Jun 2019
- 5Presidio Petroleum LLCJul 2019 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 248367-99 | Drill | Diamond Shamrock Exploration Co. | Jul 19, 1984 | Aug 14, 1984 | Sep 14, 1984 | 11,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-14-174102 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-14-5339 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,686 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Doug | 6,806 | -4,120 |
| Tonk | 7,520 | -4,834 |
| Cleve Pay | 8,676 | -5,990 |
| Atoka | 10,427 | -7,741 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,516 | 7,540 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,848 | 12.25 | 1,150 S |
| 5.5 | 7,750 | 7.875 | 390 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 14, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 4, 1984 | Nov 19, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Nov 28, 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 42-211-31691 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-211-31691 → 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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