WELL · 42-297-34887 · DISTRICT 2
LFW #4
Live Oak County · Jackson Ranch (Yegua 5440) field · Producing · Vertical
Lfw #4 (API 42-297-34887) is a well in Live Oak County operated by Paleo Oil Company LLC, completed May 13, 2011 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 23, 2010, permitted to 6,000 ft.
It was permitted by Choice Exploration, Inc. and has since transferred to Paleo Oil Company LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Hockley, Yegua.
Its lease has reported 40.4K barrels of oil and 56.6K mcf of gas since May 2011, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Choice Exploration, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Corpus Christ, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 10, 2025
- Permits on file
- 47
- Phone
- (361) 904-0401
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Paleo Oil Company LLC |
| Production reports | Paleo Oil Company LLCthrough Feb 2026 |
| Latest permit | Choice Exploration, Inc.Sep 23, 2010 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 23, 2010
- last permit issued
- May 13, 2011
- completed
- 40.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 56.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2011 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 13, 2011
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LFW O-2-9687 | Jackson Ranch (Yegua 5440) | Paleo Oil Company LLC | 1 | 40.4K | 56.6K | May 2011 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 267 · prior 12 871(-69%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Choice Exploration, Inc.May 2011 → Oct 2012
- 2Welder Exploration & Prod., Inc.Nov 2012 → Apr 2021
- 3Paleo Oil Company LLCJul 2021 → Feb 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 695452-99 | Drill | Choice Exploration, Inc. | May 4, 2010 | Sep 23, 2010 | Apr 29, 2011 | 6,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-2-9687 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 260 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Hockley | 4,642 | -4,382 |
| Yegua | 5,434 | -5,174 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,436 | 5,438 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 715 | 12.25 | 440 S |
| 4.5 | 5,660 | 7.875 | 1,116 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 | Jan 12, 2012 | Jun 1, 2011 | Yes |
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 42-297-34887 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-297-34887 → 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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