WELL · 42-227-30672 · DISTRICT 8
Prior A #4
Howard County · Varel (San Andres) field · Vertical
Prior A #4 (API 42-227-30672) is a plugged well in Howard County, plugged September 14, 1977, last operated by Gulf Oil Corp..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 10, 2002, permitted to 3,190 ft.
It was permitted by L.C.S. Production Company and has since transferred to Gulf Oil Corp. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including San Andres.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit.
Operator of record
Permitted by L.C.S. Production Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 3, 1993 · 4,382 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Gulf Oil Corp. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | L.C.S. Production CompanyMay 10, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,190
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 10, 2002
- last permit issued
- Mar 31, 1975
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2002 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 31, 1975
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 14, 1977
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prior "A" O-10-36938 | Varel (San Andres) | High Desert Resources, L.L.C. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aug 2002 – Jul 2026 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 519920-99 | Reenter | L.C.S. Production Company | May 10, 2002 | May 10, 2002 | Jul 2, 2002 | 3,190 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-36938 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,530 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| San Andres | 3,121 | -591 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,121 | 3,137 | Perforated |
| 3,138 | 3,144 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 147 | 13.5 | — |
| 10.75 | 148 | 13.5 | 160 S |
| 70 | 3,186 | 8.75 | — |
| 7 | 3,186 | 8.75 | 1,000 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 | Nov 13, 2002 | Aug 27, 2002 | — |
| 00 | Oct 10, 2002 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 30, 1975 | — |
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 42-227-30672 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-30672 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 191K
- bbl, all reported
- Dec 2025
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000091845 | H-1 Injection | Active | 750 | 1,550 | 3,121–3,137 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
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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