WELL · 42-235-31314 · DISTRICT 7
Becton Claude #4
Irion County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Becton Claude #4 (API 42-235-31314) is a plugged well in Irion County, plugged January 2, 2024, last operated by Earthstone Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 14, 1978, permitted to 6,700 ft.
It was permitted by Mccammon, J. H. and has since transferred to Earthstone Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including San Andres, Clear Fork, Spraberry.
Its lease has reported 40.1K barrels of oil and 290K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in December 2024. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by McCammon, J. H.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
The Woodlands, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 8, 2024 · 283 permits on file · (281) 298-4246
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Earthstone Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Tracker Resource Dev III, LLCthrough Jul 2021 |
| Latest permit | McCammon, J. H.Aug 14, 1978 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 14, 1978
- last permit issued
- Feb 23, 2023
- completed
- 40.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 290K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 2024
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 23, 2023
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 2, 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Becton, Claude O-9-6868 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Earthstone Operating, LLC | 4 | 40.1K | 290K | Jan 1993 – Dec 2024 |
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.
- 1McCammon Oil & Gas, Inc.Jan 1993 → Mar 2012
- 2Veritas Energy, LLCApr 2012 → Jan 2013
- 3Athlon FE Operating LLCFeb 2013 → Dec 2013
- 4Athlon Holdings LPJan 2014 → Jan 2015
- 5Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Feb 2015 → Jul 2015
- 6Tracker Resource Dev III, LLCSep 2015 → Jul 2021
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30631-99 | Drill | McCammon, J. H. | Aug 14, 1978 | Aug 14, 1978 | — | 6,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-6868 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,360 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| San AndresSAN ANDREAS | 1,790 | 570 |
| Clear Fork | 4,310 | -1,950 |
| Spraberry | 4,855 | -2,495 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,208 | 6,553 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 790 | 11 | 375 S |
| 2 | 6,205 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 6,598 | 7.875 | 500 S |
| 5.2 | 6,598 | 7.875 | 500 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 | Apr 17, 2023 | Mar 28, 2023 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 19, 1979 | — |
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 42-235-31314 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-235-31314 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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