WELL · 42-213-30543 · DISTRICT 5
Malone G. W. #4
Henderson County · Opelika (Cotton Valley) field · Vertical
Malone G. W. #4 (API 42-213-30543) is a well in Henderson County operated by EP Operating Company, completed May 3, 1986.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1985 and 1987, permitted to 12,400 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Rodessa, James Lime, Pettit, Travis Peak.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 26, 1992
- Permits on file
- 568
- Phone
- (214) 670-2966
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | EP Operating Company |
| Production reports | Urban Oil & Gas Group, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | EP Operating CompanyFeb 17, 1987 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,400
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 17, 1987
- last permit issued
- May 3, 1986
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.01M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 3, 1986
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ogu (Malone, G. W. -4) G-5-123468 | Opelika (Travis Peak) | Urban Oil & Gas Group, LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.01M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 8,852 · prior 12 7,316(+21%)
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 → Mar 1998
- 3Eex CorporationApr 1998 → Apr 1998
- 4Cross Timbers Operating CompanyMay 1998 → May 2001
- 5XTO Energy Inc.Jun 2001 → Jan 2025
- 6Urban Oil & Gas Group, LLCFeb 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 325967-99 | Recompletion | EP Operating Company | Jan 29, 1987 | Feb 17, 1987 | — | 12,300 |
| 293891-99 | Drill | EP Operating Company | Dec 20, 1985 | Dec 31, 1985 | Feb 11, 1986 | 12,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-123468 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 445 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rodessa | 7,796 | -7,351 |
| James Lime | 8,340 | -7,895 |
| Pettit | 8,652 | -8,207 |
| Travis Peak | 8,787 | -8,342 |
| Cotton Valley | 10,754 | -10,309 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,241 | 9,346 | Perforated |
| 9,453 | 9,639 | Perforated |
| 9,709 | 9,797 | Perforated |
| 10,109 | 10,234 | Perforated |
| 11,903 | 11,998 | Perforated |
| 12,052 | 12,244 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,200 | 12.25 | 420 S |
| 5.5 | 12,300 | 8.75 | 2,100 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 13, 1987 | Jan 29, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 12, 1987 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 19, 1986 | Jun 3, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 18, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-213-30543 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-213-30543 → 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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