WELL · 42-227-33682 · DISTRICT 8
Witherspoon #4
Howard County · Moore field · Vertical
Witherspoon #4 (API 42-227-33682) is a well in Howard County operated by Southstone Energy LLC, completed May 10, 1985.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 8, 1985, permitted to 3,600 ft.
It was permitted by Peregrine Petr. Of Houston, Inc. and has since transferred to Southstone Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Redbed, San Andres.
Its 2 leases have reported 12.5K barrels of oil and 42 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 26 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Peregrine Petr. of Houston, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Austin, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 8 permits on file · (830) 486-6725
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Southstone Energy LLC |
| Production reports | Southstone Energy, LLCthrough Dec 2017 |
| Latest permit | Peregrine Petr. of Houston, Inc.Mar 8, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 8, 1985
- last permit issued
- May 10, 1985
- completed
- 12.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 42
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 10, 1985
- 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 26 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guitar O-10-26122 | Moore | Southstone Energy, LLC | 15 | 9.32K | 21 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Witherspoon O-10-29830 | Moore | Southstone Energy, LLC | 11 | 3.21K | 21 | Jan 1993 – Apr 2011 |
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.
- 1Tanos Production, Inc.Jan 1993 → Dec 1994
- 2Big Springs Energy Group, Inc.Jan 1995 → Apr 1995
- 3Hartoil CorporationMay 1995 → Feb 2005
- 4Southstone Energy, LLCApr 2011 → Dec 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 268861-99 | Drill | Peregrine Petr. of Houston, Inc. | Mar 6, 1985 | Mar 8, 1985 | Apr 5, 1985 | 3,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-26122 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-29830 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,529 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Redbed | 1 | 2,528 |
| San Andres | 3,180 | -651 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,184 | 3,198 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 205 | 12.25 | 125 S |
| 4.5 | 3,312 | 7.875 | 125 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 | Feb 28, 2011 | May 22, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jun 26, 1985 | May 22, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jun 25, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-227-33682 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-33682 → 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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