TEXAS · WELLS · JIM WELLS COUNTY · SHAEFFER RANCH -L- LEASE · API 42-249-30065 · DISTRICT 04
Shaeffer Ranch -L- #L 4
Jim Wells County · Lagarto Pasture (5400) field · Vertical
Shaeffer Ranch -L- #L 4 (API 42-249-30065) is a plugged well in Jim Wells County, plugged May 10, 1999, last operated by Slawson Exploration Company Inc.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1978 and 1997, permitted to 5,741 ft.
Its lease has reported 1.39K barrels of oil and 43.3K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in May 1999.
Operator of record
Slawson Exploration Company Inc
- Based in
- Oklahoma City, OK
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Aug 28, 2020
- Permits on file
- 167
- Phone
- (316) 263-3201
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Slawson Exploration Company Inc |
| Production reports | Slawson Exploration Company, Incthrough Nov 1998 |
| Latest permit | Slawson Exploration Company, IncMay 20, 1997 |
- 5,741
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 20, 1997
- last permit issued
- May 25, 1978
- completed
- 1.39K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 43.3K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 1999
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 25, 1978
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 10, 1999
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaeffer Ranch -L- O-4-9111 | Lagarto Pasture (5400) | Slawson Exploration Company, Inc | 1 | 1.39K | 43.3K | Jan 1993 – May 1999 |
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.
- 1Texaco E & P Inc.Jan 1993 → Mar 1994
- 2Slawson Exploration Company, IncAug 1997 → Nov 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 462471-99 | Recompletion | Slawson Exploration Company, Inc | May 15, 1997 | May 20, 1997 | — | 5,741 |
| 25514-99 | Recompletion | Getty Oil Co. | May 31, 1978 | May 31, 1978 | — | 5,360 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 1978 | Shaeffer Ranch -L- O-4-9111 | Lagarto Pasture (5400) | Slawson Exploration Company Inc | Plugged | — |
| Nov 1, 1970 | Shaeffer Ranch -L- O-4-7736 | Lagarto Pasture (Hockley 4650) | Getty Oil Co. | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| — | 4,650 | Perforated |
| — | 5,338 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,630 | 12.25 | 640 S |
| 4.5 | 5,821 | 7.875 | 390 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 5, 1978 | — |
| 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 42-249-30065 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-249-30065 → 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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