WELL · 42-297-33736 · DISTRICT 2
Cox #4
Live Oak County · Paisano Creek (2ND Yegua) field · Vertical
Cox #4 (API 42-297-33736) is a plugged well in Live Oak County, plugged January 12, 2023, last operated by Salt Creek Production Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued February 17, 1987, permitted to 4,950 ft.
It was permitted by Legacy Exploration, Inc. and has since transferred to Salt Creek Production Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 16.5K barrels of oil and 120 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Legacy Exploration, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Big Spring, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 29, 2025 · (940) 521-6371
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Salt Creek Production Inc. |
| Production reports | Cobbs Brothers Oil & Gasthrough Jul 2003 |
| Latest permit | Legacy Exploration, Inc.Feb 17, 1987 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,950
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 17, 1987
- last permit issued
- May 12, 1987
- completed
- 16.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 120
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 12, 1987
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 12, 2023
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cox O-2-7219 | Paisano Creek (2ND Yegua) | Salt Creek Production, Inc. | 2 | 16.5K | 120 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Aransas Drlg & Workover Co IncJan 1993 → Nov 1995
- 2Midas Resources, Inc.Dec 1995 → Apr 1997
- 3Cobbs Brothers Oil & GasMay 1997 → Oct 2002
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 325732-98 | Drill | Legacy Exploration, Inc. | Jul 30, 1987 | Feb 17, 1987 | — | 4,950 |
| 325732-99 | Drill | Legacy Exploration, Inc. | Jan 22, 1987 | Feb 17, 1987 | — | 4,950 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-2-7219 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,746 | 4,750 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 500 | 12.25 | 180 S |
| 2.875 | 4,956 | 7.875 | 1,125 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 | Sep 23, 1987 | Jun 26, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 9, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-297-33736 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-297-33736 → 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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