WELL · 42-249-32221 · DISTRICT 4
Shaeffer Ranch #4
Jim Wells County · Wildcat field · Vertical
Shaeffer Ranch #4 (API 42-249-32221) is a plugged well in Jim Wells County, plugged April 19, 2012, last operated by Moose Operating CO. Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 15, 1993, permitted to 6,200 ft.
It was permitted by Moose Oil & Gas CO. and has since transferred to Moose Operating CO. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Moose Oil & Gas Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 30, 2000
- Permits on file
- 125
- Phone
- (713) 626-1200
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Moose Operating Co. Inc. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Moose Oil & Gas Co.Sep 15, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 15, 1993
- last permit issued
- Dec 15, 1993
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 1993 THROUGH Apr 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 15, 1993
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 19, 2012
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 G-4-151052 | Wildcat | Moose Operating Co., Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Dec 1993 – Apr 2012 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 415897-99 | Drill | Moose Oil & Gas Co. | Sep 10, 1993 | Sep 15, 1993 | Sep 30, 1993 | 6,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-151052 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,160 | 2,168 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,610 | 12.25 | 496 S |
| 4.5 | 6,012 | 7.875 | 1,235 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 | Oct 31, 1994 | Sep 6, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Sep 30, 1994 | — | — |
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 42-249-32221 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-249-32221 → 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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