WELL · 42-273-30141 · DISTRICT 4
Wernecke #4
Kleberg County · Vertical
Wernecke #4 (API 42-273-30141) is a permitted well in Kleberg County filed by Black Gold Operating CO., Inc.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1981 and 1989, permitted to 7,593 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Pflueger, Lower Pflueger.
Its 2 leases have reported 6.5K barrels of oil and 141 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in October 1997. The leases carry 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Black Gold Operating Co., Inc.
San Antonio, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 3, 1993 · 44 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Pearl, Bill H. Productions, Inc.through Feb 1996 |
| Latest permit | Black Gold Operating Co., Inc.Feb 8, 1989 |
- 7,593
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 8, 1989
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 6.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 141
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 1997
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 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wernecke O-4-6990 | Big Caesar, S. (Pfleuger, Up.) | Pearl, Bill H. Productions, Inc. | 4 | 6.5K | 141 | Jan 1993 – Oct 1997 |
| Wernecke O-4-7778 | Big Caesar, S. (Pfleuger, Lo.) | Pearl, Bill H. Productions, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Sep 1997 |
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.
- 1Geary Well Service Inc.Jan 1993 → Sep 1994
- 2Pearl, Bill H. Productions, Inc.Oct 1994 → Feb 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 355792-99 | Recompletion | Black Gold Operating Co., Inc. | Feb 3, 1989 | Feb 8, 1989 | — | 7,593 |
| 133798-99 | Recompletion | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Houston | Sep 21, 1981 | Sep 21, 1981 | — | 7,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-4-6990 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-7778 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 67 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pflueger | 6,854 | -6,787 |
| Lower Pflueger | 7,423 | -7,356 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,864 | 6,870 | Perforated |
| 7,423 | 7,430 | Perforated |
| — | 4,405 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,044 | 13.75 | 450 S |
| 5.5 | 7,544 | 8.5 | 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 | Apr 29, 1991 | Jan 25, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 11, 1991 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 25, 1986 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Feb 15, 1971 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-273-30141 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-273-30141 → 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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