WELL · 42-213-30397 · DISTRICT 5
McGee Ben #4
Henderson County · Tri-Cities (Pettit) field · Vertical
Mcgee Ben #4 (API 42-213-30397) is a well in Henderson County operated by EP Operating Limited Partnership, completed July 8, 1984.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits in 1984, permitted to 10,100 ft.
It was permitted by Enserch Exploration, Inc and has since transferred to EP Operating Limited Partnership on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Massive Anhydrite (marker), Pettit, Travis Peak.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
EP Operating Limited Partnership
Permitted by Enserch Exploration, Inc; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 2, 1995 · 194 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | EP Operating Limited Partnership |
| Production reports | XTO Energy Inc.through Oct 2013 |
| Latest permit | Enserch Exploration, IncMay 11, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,100
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 11, 1984
- last permit issued
- Jul 8, 1984
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 195K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 8, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TCGU10 (McGee, Ben -4) G-5-111449 | Tri-Cities (Travis Peak Lower) | Urban Oil & Gas Group, LLC | 1 | 0 | 192K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| McGee, Ben G-5-112001 | Tri-Cities (Pettit) | EP Operating Limited Partnership | 1 | 0 | 3.16K | Jan 1993 – Oct 1993 |
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 PartnershipJan 1993 → Feb 1995
- 2Enserch Exploration, IncMar 1995 → Feb 1998
- 3Cross Timbers Operating CompanyMay 1998 → Jun 1999
- 4XTO Energy Inc.Apr 2008 → Oct 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 238762-99 | Drill | Enserch Exploration, Inc | May 10, 1984 | May 11, 1984 | — | 10,006 |
| 233527-99 | Drill | Enserch Exploration, Inc | Dec 30, 1983 | Mar 5, 1984 | — | 10,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-111449 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-5-112001 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 415 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)BASE MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 7,761 | -7,346 |
| Pettit | 8,364 | -7,949 |
| Travis Peak | 8,512 | -8,097 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,391 | 8,396 | Perforated |
| 8,651 | 8,884 | Perforated |
| 8,651 | 9,667 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 981 | 12.25 | 450 S |
| 5.5 | 10,006 | 7.875 | 960 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 | Dec 10, 1993 | Nov 12, 1993 | — |
| 00 | Aug 21, 1984 | Jul 26, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Aug 18, 1984 | Jul 26, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Aug 2, 1984 | Jul 6, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jul 26, 1984 | Jul 6, 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 42-213-30397 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-213-30397 → 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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