WELL · 42-249-32139 · DISTRICT 4
Schaeffer Ranch D #4
Jim Wells County · Vertical
Schaeffer Ranch D #4 (API 42-249-32139) is a permitted well in Jim Wells County filed by Dale Operations, LLC; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1990 and 2001, permitted to 5,495 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Hockley, Yegua.
Its lease has reported 7.26K barrels of oil and 1.22K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in March 2008.
Operator of record
Dickinson, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 9, 2011 · 9 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Dale Operations, LLCthrough Nov 2001 |
| Latest permit | Dale Operations, LLCOct 2, 2001 |
- 5,495
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 2, 2001
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 7.26K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.22K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2008
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 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 -D- O-4-11772 | Romero Trap (Yegua 5120) | Dale Operations, LLC | 1 | 7.26K | 1.22K | Jan 1993 – Mar 2008 |
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.
- 1Baker PetroleumJan 1993 → May 1994
- 2Pine Island Production CompanyJun 1994 → Dec 1995
- 3Austin Resources CorporationJan 1996 → Mar 2001
- 4Dale Operations, LLCApr 2001 → Nov 2001
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 512586-99 | Recompletion | Dale Operations, LLC | Aug 15, 2001 | Oct 2, 2001 | — | 5,495 |
| 368346-99 | Drill | Baker Petroleum | Jan 8, 1990 | Jan 10, 1990 | — | 5,450 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-4-11772 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 350 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Hockley | 4,600 | -4,250 |
| Yegua | 5,230 | -4,880 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,234 | 5,246 | Perforated |
| 5,250 | 5,254 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,375 | 12.25 | 520 S |
| 4.5 | — | 7.875 | 465 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 13, 1990 | Apr 25, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | May 5, 1990 | — | — |
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 42-249-32139 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-249-32139 → 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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