WELL · 42-239-02257 · DISTRICT 2
-L- Ranch Co. -B- #4
Jackson County · Lolita (Ward Zone) field · Vertical
-L- Ranch CO. -B- #4 (API 42-239-02257) is a former disposal or injection well in Jackson County, last operated by Exxon Corp. - Houston; its UIC permit is no longer active.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1986 and 2000, permitted to 5,935 ft.
It was permitted by Oil Well Buyers Corp. and has since transferred to Exxon Corp. - Houston on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Marginula, Miocene (undifferentiated), Discarbic, Marginulina.
Its 2 leases have reported 12 barrels of oil since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Oil Well Buyers Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y · 36 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Exxon Corp. - Houston |
| Production reports | Oil Well Buyers Corp.through Feb 2000 |
| Latest permit | Oil Well Buyers Corp.Mar 28, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,935
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 28, 2000
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 12
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- 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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L Ranch Co. -B- O-2-8530 | Lolita (Bennview Zone) | McGowan Working Partners, Inc. | 1 | 12 | 0 | Feb 2000 – Jul 2026 |
| -L- Ranch Co. -B- O-2-904 | Lolita (Toney Zone) | Oil Well Buyers Corp. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – May 2000 |
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.
- 1Oil Well Buyers Corp.Feb 2000 → Feb 2000
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 493440-99 | Recompletion | Oil Well Buyers Corp. | Mar 24, 2000 | Mar 28, 2000 | Dec 28, 1999 | 5,935 |
| 300260-99 | Recompletion | Exxon Corp. | Feb 20, 1986 | Mar 25, 1986 | — | 5,935 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-2-904 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-8530 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 47 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Marginula | 507 | -460 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)BASE MIOCENE | 4,715 | -4,668 |
| Discarbic | 4,830 | -4,783 |
| Marginulina | 5,246 | -5,199 |
| Rande Sand | 5,556 | -5,509 |
| Santa FE | 5,800 | -5,753 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,604 | 5,610 | Perforated |
| 5,707 | 5,714 | Perforated |
| — | 5,875 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,313 | — | — |
| 9.625 | 1,323 | — | 400 S |
| 5.5 | 5,920 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 5,930 | — | 300 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 | Jun 26, 2000 | Apr 17, 2000 | — |
| 00 | May 22, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 21, 1986 | Oct 29, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 30, 1976 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-239-02257 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-239-02257 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 0
- bbl, all reported
- —
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000104127 | W-14 Disposal | Not activated | 6,000 | 150 | 5,436–5,514 |
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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