WELL · 42-255-31477 · DISTRICT 2
Wessendorf #4
Karnes County · Wessendorf (Reklaw) field · Vertical
Wessendorf #4 (API 42-255-31477) is a plugged well in Karnes County, plugged October 12, 2016, last operated by Crawford Hughes Operating CO..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 8, 2003, permitted to 6,900 ft.
It was permitted by Crawford Energy Operating CO and has since transferred to Crawford Hughes Operating CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Reklaw, Slick, Luling, Mackhank.
Its 3 leases have reported 51.4K barrels of oil and 666K mcf of gas since May 2003, last reporting in December 2016. The leases carry 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Crawford Energy Operating Co; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- The Woodlands, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jul 1, 2025
- Permits on file
- 18
- Phone
- (713) 626-2637
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Crawford Hughes Operating Co. |
| Production reports | Crawford Hughes Operating Co.through Feb 2016 |
| Latest permit | Crawford Energy Operating CoAug 8, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,900
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 8, 2003
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 51.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 666K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2003 THROUGH Dec 2016
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 12, 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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wessendorf O-2-8798 | Wessendorf (Reklaw) | Crawford Hughes Operating Co. | 3 | 51.4K | 241K | May 2003 – Dec 2016 |
| Wessendorf G-2-199104 | Wessendorf (Luling) | Crawford Hughes Operating Co. | 1 | 0 | 271K | Sep 2003 – Oct 2016 |
| Wessendorf G-2-200651 | Wessendorf (Reklaw) | Crawford Energy Operating Co | 1 | 0 | 154K | Sep 2003 – Oct 2004 |
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.
- 1Crawford Energy Operating CoMay 2003 → Aug 2008
- 2Crawford Hughes Operating Co.Oct 2008 → Feb 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 535121-99 | Drill | Crawford Energy Operating Co | Aug 8, 2003 | Aug 8, 2003 | Aug 14, 2003 | 6,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-199104 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-200651 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-8798 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 272 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,960 | 5,963 | Perforated |
| 6,191 | 6,194 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 875 | 12.25 | 345 S |
| 5.5 | 6,543 | 7.875 | 254 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 | Nov 10, 2004 | Sep 13, 2004 | — |
| 00 | Sep 30, 2004 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 2, 2004 | Oct 20, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | May 11, 2004 | Nov 7, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 29, 2004 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 12, 2004 | — | — |
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 42-255-31477 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-255-31477 → 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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