WELL · 42-287-31346 · DISTRICT 3
McHenry R. K. A #4
Lee County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Vertical
Mchenry R. K. A #4 (API 42-287-31346) is a plugged well in Lee County, plugged October 11, 1995, last operated by Enervest Operating L.L.C..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 14, 1983, permitted to 9,200 ft.
It was permitted by Superior Oil Company, The and has since transferred to Enervest Operating L.L.C. on the wellbore schedule.
Its 2 leases have reported 87.2K barrels of oil and 898K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in June 2021. The leases carry 7 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Superior Oil Company, The; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 13, 2026
- Permits on file
- 1,249
- Phone
- (713) 659-3500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Enervest Operating, L.L.C.through Jan 2018 |
| Latest permit | Superior Oil Company, TheJan 14, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 14, 1983
- last permit issued
- Mar 18, 1983
- completed
- 87.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 898K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2021
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 18, 1983
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 11, 1995
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 7 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McHenry, R.K. O-3-15531 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | 4 | 70.2K | 635K | Jan 1993 – Jun 2021 |
| McHenry, R. K. "A" O-3-21978 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Enervest Operating, L.L.C. | 3 | 17K | 263K | May 1993 – Jan 2011 |
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.
- 1Exxon Corp.Jan 1993 → Mar 2000
- 2Exxon Mobil CorporationApr 2000 → Sep 2010
- 3Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Oct 2010 → May 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 185299-99 | Drill | Superior Oil Company, The | Jan 14, 1983 | Jan 14, 1983 | Jan 17, 1983 | 9,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 1983 | McHenry R.K. O-3-15531 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | Plugged | — |
| Mar 18, 1983 | McHenry R. K. A O-3-21978 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Enervest Operating L.L.C. | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,454 | 8,684 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,880 | 12.25 | 1,650 S |
| 2.875 | 7,758 | — | — |
| 7 | 8,126 | 8.75 | 325 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 | May 6, 1993 | May 9, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 9, 1983 | — |
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 42-287-31346 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-287-31346 → 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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