WELL · 42-237-38254 · DISTRICT 9
Covington -B- #4A
Jack County · Jack County Regular field · Vertical
Covington -B- #4A (API 42-237-38254) is a plugged well in Jack County, plugged March 20, 2019, last operated by Gilliam Partners L.P..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 18, 1997, permitted to 450 ft.
It was permitted by Aruba Petroleum, Inc. and has since transferred to Gilliam Partners L.P. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Gunsight.
Its lease has reported 9.94K barrels of oil and 63 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 15 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Aruba Petroleum, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 6, 2019 · 12 permits on file · (806) 239-4787
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Gilliam Partners L.P. |
| Production reports | Gilliam Partners, L.P.through Mar 2017 |
| Latest permit | Aruba Petroleum, Inc.Feb 18, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 450
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 18, 1997
- last permit issued
- Mar 12, 1997
- completed
- 9.94K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 63
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 12, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 20, 2019
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 15 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covington -B- O-13-3332 | Jack County Regular | Gilliam Partners, L.P. | 15 | 9.94K | 63 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Aruba Petroleum, Ltd.Oct 1993 → Sep 1995
- 2Aruba Petroleum, Inc.Oct 1995 → Feb 2000
- 3Corepetro Operating, Inc.Mar 2000 → Jul 2000
- 4Jack-Tex Oil CoJan 2004 → Jan 2013
- 5Gilliam, FrankFeb 2013 → Jul 2014
- 6Gilliam Partners, L.P.Oct 2014 → Mar 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 458465-99 | Drill | Aruba Petroleum, Inc. | Feb 10, 1997 | Feb 18, 1997 | Mar 4, 1997 | 450 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-3332 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 354 | 364 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 408 | 6.5 | 80 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 24, 1997 | Apr 2, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 15, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-237-38254 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-237-38254 → 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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