WELL · 42-227-38405 · DISTRICT 8
Taylor #4731
Howard County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Taylor #4731 (API 42-227-38405) is a plugged well in Howard County, plugged March 3, 2026, last operated by Oxy USA Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued November 21, 2014, permitted to 10,750 ft.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Yates, Seven Rivers, Glorieta, San Andres.
Its lease has reported 139K barrels of oil and 320K mcf of gas since September 2011, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 3,316 permits on file · (713) 215-7000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | OXY USA Inc. |
| Production reports | OXY USA Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Three Rivers Operating Co II LLCNov 21, 2014 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,750
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 21, 2014
- last permit issued
- Sep 27, 2022
- completed
- 139K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 320K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2011 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 27, 2022
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 3, 2026
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; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor O-10-42028 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | OXY USA Inc. | 4 | 139K | 320K | Sep 2011 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 3,108 · prior 12 3,870(-20%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 11,200 · prior 12 13,910(-19%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Meritage Energy Company, LLCNov 2011 → Aug 2012
- 2Three Rivers Operating Co II LLCSep 2012 → Nov 2014
- 3OXY USA Inc.Dec 2014 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 800624-98 | Drill | OXY USA Inc. | Nov 19, 2015 | Nov 21, 2014 | Mar 24, 2015 | 10,750 |
| 800624-99 | Drill | Three Rivers Operating Co II LLC | Nov 20, 2014 | Nov 21, 2014 | Mar 24, 2015 | 10,750 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-42028 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,507 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 1,727 | 780 |
| Seven Rivers | 1,910 | 597 |
| Glorieta | 4,110 | -1,603 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - HIGH FLOWS, H2S, CO | 4,510 | -2,003 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK - SEVERE WATER FLOWS | 4,787 | -2,280 |
| Spraberry | 6,003 | -3,496 |
| Dean | 7,308 | -4,801 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,414 | -4,907 |
| Coleman Junction | — | — |
| Leonard | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,770 | 10,094 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.75 | 1,269 | 12.25 | 580 S |
| 5.5 | 10,302 | 8.75 | 770 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 28, 2023 | Oct 11, 2023 | — |
| 00 | Nov 30, 2015 | Oct 26, 2015 | Yes |
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 42-227-38405 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-38405 → 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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