WELL · 42-245-31163 · DISTRICT 3
Spalding Oakley C. #4
Jefferson County · LA Belle (6500) field · Shut IN · Vertical
Spalding Oakley C. #4 (API 42-245-31163) is a well in Jefferson County operated by White Marlin Operating CO LLC, completed July 22, 1986 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in March 1, 2024.
The RRC has issued 5 drilling permits between 1977 and 1986, permitted to 7,318 ft.
It was permitted by Sun Expl. & Prod. CO.-Lafayette and has since transferred to White Marlin Operating CO LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including 6300 B, 6400 Sd.
Its lease has reported 253K barrels of oil and 123K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Lafayette; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 17, 2026
- Permits on file
- 32
- Phone
- (713) 358-2020
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | White Marlin Operating Co, LLCthrough Apr 2024 |
| Latest permit | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-LafayetteJun 4, 1986 |
- 7,318
- total depth, ft
- 5
- permits on file
- Jun 4, 1986
- last permit issued
- Jul 22, 1986
- completed
- 253K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 123K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 22, 1986
- Shut in
- Mar 1, 2024
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spalding, Oakley C. O-3-19316 | LA Belle (6500) | White Marlin Operating Co, LLC | 1 | 253K | 123K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1American Exploration CompanyJan 1993 → Oct 1997
- 2Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas CorpNov 1997 → Nov 1998
- 3Sabco Operating CompanyDec 1998 → Oct 2011
- 4Sabco Operating Company, LLCNov 2011 → Jan 2014
- 5White Marlin Operating Co, LLCFeb 2014 → Dec 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 302922-99 | Recompletion | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Lafayette | May 23, 1986 | Jun 4, 1986 | — | 7,318 |
| 93158-99 | Recompletion | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Houston | May 7, 1980 | May 7, 1980 | — | 7,000 |
| 71700-99 | Other | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Houston | Jan 30, 1980 | Jan 30, 1980 | — | 7,300 |
| 4125-99 | Drill | Sun Exploration & Production Co. | Sep 28, 1977 | Sep 28, 1977 | — | 7,300 |
| 7616-99 | Drill | Sun Exploration & Production Co. | Sep 6, 1977 | Sep 6, 1977 | — | 7,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 1986 | Spalding Oakley C. O-3-19316 | LA Belle (6500) | White Marlin Operating Co LLC | Shut IN · shut in Mar 1, 2024 | 7,318 |
| Feb 9, 1980 | Spalding Oakley C. O-3-12768 | LA Belle (7020) | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Lafayette | Not on Schedule | — |
| — | Spalding Oakley C. O-3-11355 | LA Belle (6500) | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Houston | Not on Schedule | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,525 | 6,530 | Perforated |
| 6,539 | — | Perforated |
| 7,016 | 7,021 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,382 | 14.75 | 753 S |
| 2.875 | 6,450 | — | — |
| 2.875 | 6,915 | — | — |
| 7 | 7,318 | 9.875 | 720 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 | Aug 12, 1986 | Jul 28, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 6, 1986 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Feb 22, 1980 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 30, 1977 | — |
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 42-245-31163 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-245-31163 → 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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