WELL · 42-237-38387 · DISTRICT 9
Ellis B #4
Jack County · Harwell (Bryson) field · Vertical
Ellis B #4 (API 42-237-38387) is a plugged well in Jack County, plugged July 5, 2001, last operated by Paratus Petroleum LLC.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1998 and 2007, permitted to 3,800 ft.
It was permitted by Hep Oil Company, Ltd. and has since transferred to Paratus Petroleum LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Dog Bend Lime, Village Bend Lime, Bryson.
Its lease has reported 114K barrels of oil and 7.85K mcf of gas since March 1998, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Hep Oil Company, Ltd.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Rockwall, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · (210) 669-6494
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Paratus Petroleum LLC |
| Production reports | Paratus Petroleum LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Hep Oil Company, Ltd.Apr 16, 2007 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,800
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 16, 2007
- last permit issued
- Sep 23, 1998
- completed
- 114K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 7.85K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 1998 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 23, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 5, 2001
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellis "B" O-13-29468 | Harwell (Bryson) | Paratus Petroleum LLC | 4 | 114K | 7.85K | Mar 1998 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 551 · prior 12 491(+12%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1 · prior 12 31(-97%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Miles Production Co.Mar 1998 → Jan 2005
- 2Hep Oil Company, Ltd.Feb 2005 → Dec 2007
- 3Hep Oil GP, LLCJan 2008 → Jan 2012
- 4Silver Creek Resources, LLCFeb 2012 → Aug 2012
- 5Silver Creek Oil & Gas, LLCSep 2012 → Jun 2013
- 6CP Exploration TX Operating LLCJul 2013 → Apr 2017
- 7Xplore Operating, LLCMay 2017 → Dec 2025
- 8Paratus Petroleum LLCJan 2026 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 634224-99 | Reenter | Hep Oil Company, Ltd. | Feb 26, 2007 | Apr 16, 2007 | May 29, 2007 | 3,652 |
| 476582-99 | Drill | Miles Production Co. | May 26, 1998 | Jun 2, 1998 | Jun 9, 1998 | 3,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-29468 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-13-29468 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,043 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,460 | 3,466 | Perforated |
| 3,461 | 3,465 | Perforated |
| 3,518 | 3,520 | Perforated |
| 3,554 | 3,556 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 450 | 12.25 | 300 S |
| 8.625 | 460 | 12.25 | 300 S |
| 4.5 | 2,638 | 7.875 | 275 S |
| 4.5 | 3,630 | 7.875 | 175 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 | May 27, 2009 | Jun 27, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 8, 2009 | — | — |
| 00 | Oct 28, 1998 | Oct 1, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 7, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-237-38387 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-237-38387 → 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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