WELL · 42-297-32068 · DISTRICT 2
EL Paso Natural Gas Co. #4
Live Oak County · Chapa East (12 400) field · Directional
El Paso Natural Gas CO. #4 (API 42-297-32068) is a well in Live Oak County operated by Aminoil USA Inc., completed March 22, 1980.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1979 and 2001, permitted to 13,049 ft.
It was permitted by Phillips Petroleum Company and has since transferred to Aminoil USA Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Slick (Wilcox), Luling, 1st Tom Lyne, 2nd Tom Lyne.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Phillips Petroleum Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 15, 1983 · 103 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Aminoil USA Inc. |
| Production reports | Phillips Petroleum Companythrough Oct 2002 |
| Latest permit | Phillips Petroleum CompanyMar 9, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,049
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Mar 9, 2001
- last permit issued
- Mar 22, 1980
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 51.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 2005
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 22, 1980
- 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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EL Paso Natural Gas G-2-185668 | Chapa, East (9800) | Conocophillips Company | 1 | 0 | 1.29K | May 2001 – Oct 2005 |
| EL Paso Natural Gas G-2-100121 | Chapa, East (11084) | Phillips Petroleum Company | 1 | 0 | 50.5K | Jan 1993 – May 2001 |
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.
- 1Phillips Petroleum CompanyJan 1993 → Oct 2002
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 504866-99 | Recompletion | Phillips Petroleum Company | Feb 2, 2001 | Mar 9, 2001 | Apr 3, 2001 | 11,000 |
| 164702-99 | Recompletion | Aminoil USA Inc. | Jun 24, 1982 | Jun 24, 1982 | — | 13,049 |
| 53630-99 | Drill | Aminoil USA Inc. | Jul 24, 1979 | Jul 24, 1979 | — | 13,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-100121 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-185668 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 385 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Slick (Wilcox) | 8,874 | -8,489 |
| Luling | 9,569 | -9,184 |
| 1ST Tom Lyne | 11,135 | -10,750 |
| 2ND Tom Lyne | 11,825 | -11,440 |
| 12,400 Massive | 12,403 | -12,018 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,892 | 9,908 | Perforated |
| 9,914 | 9,926 | Perforated |
| 11,136 | 11,288 | Perforated |
| 12,403 | 12,426 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,180 | 17.5 | 1,760 S |
| 9.625 | 7,038 | 12.25 | 2,400 S |
| 5.5 | 8,196 | 7.625 | 900 S |
| 7.625 | 8,727 | 8.5 | 600 S |
| 2.875 | 11,941 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 11,975 | 6.75 | 750 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 | Feb 15, 2002 | Jun 15, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 29, 2001 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 28, 1982 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 27, 1980 | — |
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 42-297-32068 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-297-32068 → 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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