WELL · 42-283-31519 · DISTRICT 1
VT Beckman M.A. #4
LA Salle County · White Kitchen (Edwards Lime) field · Producing · Vertical
VT Beckman M.A. #4 (API 42-283-31519) is a well in La Salle County operated by Lewis Petro Properties Inc., completed February 18, 1993 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 18, 1992, permitted to 11,000 ft.
It was permitted by Washington Energy Expl., Inc. and has since transferred to Lewis Petro Properties Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including 5100 Wilcox, Edwards.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Washington Energy Expl., Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
San Antonio, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 3,007 permits on file · (210) 384-5000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Lewis Petro Properties Inc. |
| Production reports | Lewis Petro Properties, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Washington Energy Expl., Inc.Dec 18, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 18, 1992
- last permit issued
- Feb 18, 1993
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.1M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 18, 1993
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VT Beckman, M.A. G-1-145461 | White Kitchen (Edwards Lime) | Lewis Petro Properties, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 1.1M | Feb 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 10,098 · prior 12 9,390(+8%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Washington Energy Expl., Inc.Mar 1993 → Jul 1994
- 2South Texas Limited PartnershipSep 1993 → Feb 1994
- 3Cabot Oil & Gas Production Corp.Aug 1994 → Jul 1995
- 4Saba Energy of Texas, Inc.Aug 1995 → Apr 2000
- 5Greka AM, IncMay 2000 → Dec 2001
- 6Virtex Petroleum Company, Inc.Jan 2002 → Jan 2008
- 7Virtex Operating Company, Inc.Feb 2008 → Jul 2021
- 8Lewis Petro Properties, Inc.Aug 2021 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 407437-99 | Drill | Washington Energy Expl., Inc. | Dec 18, 1992 | Dec 18, 1992 | Jan 15, 1993 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-1-145461 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 437 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| 5100 Wilcox | 5,098 | -4,661 |
| Edwards | 10,240 | -9,803 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,284 | 10,485 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,215 | 13.5 | 1,165 S |
| 5.5 | 10,493 | 8.75 | 2,085 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 | Jul 13, 1993 | Mar 29, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 14, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-283-31519 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-283-31519 → 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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