WELL · 42-269-31439 · DISTRICT 8
Pitchfork Land & Cattle Co. #4
King County · Pitchfork (Tannehill A) field · Vertical
Pitchfork Land & Cattle CO. #4 (API 42-269-31439) is a plugged well in King County, plugged November 25, 2003, last operated by Medders Oil Company Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued April 24, 1985, permitted to 4,000 ft.
It was permitted by Medders Oil Company and has since transferred to Medders Oil Company Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including Coleman Junction, Colemanjunction, Dortham Lime, Dorthamlime.
Its lease has reported 476K barrels of oil and 4.68K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in March 2009. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Medders Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Wichita Falls, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 291 permits on file · (806) 422-1188
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Medders Oil Company Inc. |
| Production reports | Medders Oil Company, Inc.through Aug 2008 |
| Latest permit | Medders Oil CompanyApr 24, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 24, 1985
- last permit issued
- Aug 8, 2000
- completed
- 476K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.68K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2009
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 8, 2000
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 25, 2003
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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchfork Land & Cattle Co. O-11-66376 | Pitchfork (Tannehill A) | Medders Oil Company, Inc. | 2 | 476K | 4.68K | Jan 1993 – Mar 2009 |
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.
- 1Medders Oil CompanyJan 1993 → Feb 1996
- 2Medders Oil Company, Inc.Mar 1996 → Aug 2008
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 273023-98 | Field transfer | Medders Oil Company | Jun 21, 1989 | Apr 24, 1985 | — | 4,000 |
| 273023-99 | Drill | Medders Oil Company | Apr 12, 1985 | Apr 24, 1985 | — | 4,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-66376 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,923 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Coleman Junction | 3,268 | -1,345 |
| Colemanjunction | 3,268 | -1,345 |
| Dortham Lime | 3,384 | -1,461 |
| Dorthamlime | 3,384 | -1,461 |
| Base Stockwether | 3,686 | -1,763 |
| B/Stockwether | 3,686 | -1,763 |
| TannehillTANNEHILL SD | 3,696 | -1,773 |
| TD | 3,883 | -1,960 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,708 | 3,714 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 299 | 11 | 210 S |
| 2.875 | 3,681 | 4.5 | 175 S |
| 4.5 | 3,907 | 7.75 | 300 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, 2000 | Aug 21, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Sep 22, 1989 | Aug 17, 1989 | — |
| 00 | Sep 1, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 27, 1985 | May 31, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jun 26, 1985 | May 31, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jun 6, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-269-31439 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-269-31439 → 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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