WELL · 42-317-34140 · DISTRICT 8
Sale Ranch -C- #4
Martin County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Sale Ranch -C- #4 (API 42-317-34140) is a plugged well in Martin County, plugged October 23, 2012, last operated by Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 20, 1997, permitted to 9,200 ft.
It was permitted by Santa FE Energy Resources, Inc. and has since transferred to Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Spraberry, Dean, Wolfcamp.
Its lease has reported 162K barrels of oil and 251K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Santa FE Energy Resources, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Spring, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 15,619 permits on file · (972) 598-8150
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc. |
| Production reports | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.through Jun 2022 |
| Latest permit | Santa FE Energy Resources, Inc.Nov 20, 1997 |
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
- Nov 20, 1997
- last permit issued
- Mar 5, 1998
- completed
- 162K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 251K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 5, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 23, 2012
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 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sale Ranch -C- O-10-21438 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | 5 | 162K | 251K | 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.
- 1Santa FE Energy Resources, Inc.Jan 1993 → Oct 1999
- 2Santa FE Snyder CorporationNov 1999 → Oct 2000
- 3Devon SFS Operating, Inc.Nov 2000 → Nov 2000
- 4Merit Energy CompanyDec 2000 → Mar 2004
- 5Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.Apr 2004 → May 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 470320-99 | Drill | Santa FE Energy Resources, Inc. | Nov 20, 1997 | Nov 20, 1997 | Feb 4, 1998 | 9,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-21438 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,786 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,549 | 7,570 | Perforated |
| 8,366 | 8,415 | Perforated |
| 8,890 | 9,004 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 421 | 11 | 200 S |
| 4.5 | 9,200 | 7.875 | 1,320 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 | Jun 8, 1998 | Apr 24, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | May 26, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-317-34140 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-317-34140 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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