WELL · 42-291-31752 · DISTRICT 3
Rice Institute #4
Liberty County · Liberty South field · Vertical
Rice Institute #4 (API 42-291-31752) is a plugged well in Liberty County, plugged May 5, 2022, last operated by Kingwood Exploration LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 12, 1984, permitted to 5,000 ft.
It was permitted by P & V Oil CO. and has since transferred to Kingwood Exploration LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Frio, Yegua.
Its lease has reported 79.4K barrels of oil and 3.21K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 6 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by P & V Oil Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Shreveport, LA
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- May 20, 2026
- Permits on file
- 58
- Phone
- (318) 946-8585
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Kingwood Exploration LLC |
| Production reports | Kingwood Exploration LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | P & V Oil Co.Jan 12, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 12, 1984
- last permit issued
- Oct 18, 1990
- completed
- 79.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.21K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 18, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 5, 2022
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 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rice Institute O-3-16812 | Liberty, South | Kingwood Exploration LLC | 6 | 79.4K | 3.21K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 121 · prior 12 530(-77%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Ecc Energy CorporationJan 1993 → Jun 1998
- 2Estes Operating, Inc.Jul 1998 → Mar 2002
- 3Jil Oil Corp.Apr 2002 → Mar 2012
- 4Estes Operating, LLCApr 2012 → Oct 2015
- 5Kingwood Exploration LLCNov 2015 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 227523-99 | Drill | P & V Oil Co. | Jan 9, 1984 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | 5,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-16812 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 16 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | 2,580 | -2,564 |
| Frio | 3,350 | -3,334 |
| Yegua | 3,730 | -3,714 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,736 | 3,746 | Perforated |
| 3,750 | 3,756 | Perforated |
| 3,770 | 3,800 | Perforated |
| 3,809 | 3,813 | Perforated |
| 3,817 | 3,827 | Perforated |
| 3,900 | 3,912 | Perforated |
| 4,050 | 4,100 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 423 | 12.25 | 300 S |
| 8.625 | 423 | — | 300 S |
| 5.5 | 4,212 | 7.875 | 645 S |
| 5.5 | 4,212 | — | 645 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 | Dec 4, 1990 | Nov 12, 1990 | — |
| 00 | Aug 30, 1985 | Aug 6, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Apr 19, 1984 | Feb 24, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Mar 16, 1984 | Feb 24, 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 42-291-31752 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-291-31752 → 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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