WELL · 42-255-31194 · DISTRICT 2
Pawelek Ben #4
Karnes County · Person (Edwards) field · Vertical
Pawelek Ben #4 (API 42-255-31194) is a plugged well in Karnes County, plugged October 10, 2016, last operated by Enervest Operating L.L.C..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 7, 1987, permitted to 11,500 ft.
It was permitted by Parker & Parsley Petroleum CO. and has since transferred to Enervest Operating L.L.C. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Edward.
Operator of record
Permitted by Parker & Parsley Petroleum Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 1,249 permits on file · (713) 659-3500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Enervest Operating L.L.C. |
| Production reports | Blackbrush O & G, Inc.through Jul 2007 |
| Latest permit | Parker & Parsley Petroleum Co.Dec 7, 1987 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 7, 1987
- last permit issued
- Mar 17, 1988
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 462K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 2016
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 17, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 10, 2016
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pawelek, Ben G-2-127124 | Person (Edwards) | Enervest Operating, L.L.C. | 1 | 0 | 462K | Jan 1993 – Oct 2016 |
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.
- 1Parker & Parsley Development Co.Jan 1993 → Feb 1995
- 2Parker & Parsley Development L.PMar 1995 → May 1996
- 3Costilla Petroleum CorporationJun 1996 → Jan 1997
- 4Costilla Energy, Inc.Feb 1997 → Jul 2000
- 5Cinco Resources Operating,l.l.c.Aug 2000 → Sep 2000
- 6Compass Operating, L.L.C.Oct 2000 → Dec 2001
- 7Lundberg Operating CorporationJan 2002 → Jun 2002
- 8Bommer Engineering Co.Jul 2002 → Oct 2005
- 9Blackbrush O & G, Inc.Nov 2005 → Jul 2007
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 339836-99 | Drill | Parker & Parsley Petroleum Co. | Dec 7, 1987 | Dec 7, 1987 | — | 11,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-127124 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 274 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Edward | 10,660 | -10,386 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,800 | 10,811 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1,827 | 12.25 | 770 S |
| 5.5 | 11,197 | 8.5 | 2,150 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 2, 1988 | Apr 6, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | May 13, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-255-31194 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-255-31194 → 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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