WELL · 42-221-30207 · DISTRICT 7
Noah Joe Unit #4 #4
Hood County · Lipan (Marble Falls) field · Vertical
Noah Joe Unit #4 #4 (API 42-221-30207) is a plugged well in Hood County, plugged May 22, 2009, last operated by Richey Ray Management CO. Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 1, 1977, permitted to 4,990 ft.
It was permitted by Cowden, Wright E. and has since transferred to Richey Ray Management CO. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Richey Ray Management Co. Inc.
Permitted by Cowden, Wright E.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 136 permits on file · (800) 800-2908
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Richey Ray Management Co. Inc. |
| Production reports | Richey, Ray Management Co., Inc.through Aug 2006 |
| Latest permit | Cowden, Wright E.Aug 1, 1977 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,990
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 1, 1977
- last permit issued
- Jul 18, 1977
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 63.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 2009
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 18, 1977
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 22, 2009
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah, Joe Unit #4 G-8-72679 | Lipan (Marble Falls) | Richey, Ray Management Co., Inc. | 1 | 0 | 63.8K | Jan 1993 – May 2009 |
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.
- 1Breck Operating Corp.Jan 1993 → Feb 1996
- 2Mills, H. E.Mar 1997 → Jan 1998
- 3Richey, Ray Management Co., Inc.Feb 1998 → Aug 2006
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4404-99 | Drill | Cowden, Wright E. | Aug 1, 1977 | Aug 1, 1977 | — | 4,990 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-72679 | — | — | — | — |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 452 | 12.25 | 275 S |
| 4.5 | 4,867 | 7.875 | 146 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 29, 1977 | — |
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 42-221-30207 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-221-30207 → 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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