WELL · 42-317-38181 · DISTRICT 8
Echols 7 #4
Martin County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Echols 7 #4 (API 42-317-38181) is a plugged well in Martin County, plugged February 28, 2025, last operated by Eog Resources Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 19, 2012, permitted to 11,600 ft.
It was permitted by Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. and has since transferred to Eog Resources Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Spraberry, Dean, Wolfcamp, Strawn.
Its lease has reported 162K barrels of oil and 322K mcf of gas since May 2011, last reporting in February 2026. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 2, 2025
- Permits on file
- 16,348
- Phone
- (713) 651-7000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | EOG Resources Inc. |
| Production reports | EOG Resources, Inc.through Feb 2025 |
| Latest permit | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.Nov 19, 2012 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 19, 2012
- last permit issued
- Feb 16, 2013
- completed
- 162K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 322K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2011 THROUGH Feb 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 16, 2013
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 28, 2025
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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Echols "7" O-10-41504 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | EOG Resources, Inc. | 4 | 162K | 322K | May 2011 – Feb 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 2,498(-100%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 3,985(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.Jun 2011 → Jan 2014
- 2Three Rivers Operating Co II LLCFeb 2014 → Nov 2014
- 3OXY USA Inc.Dec 2014 → Dec 2015
- 4Thompson, J. CleoJan 2016 → Mar 2020
- 5EOG Resources, Inc.Apr 2020 → Feb 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 749233-99 | Drill | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | Oct 3, 2012 | Nov 19, 2012 | Nov 24, 2012 | 11,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-41504 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,927 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,973 | 9,213 | Perforated |
| 9,299 | 9,423 | Perforated |
| 9,477 | 10,711 | Perforated |
| 10,820 | 10,943 | Perforated |
| 10,994 | 11,079 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 415 | 12.25 | 220 S |
| 5.5 | 11,143 | 7.875 | 1,310 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 30, 2014 | May 23, 2013 | 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 42-317-38181 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-317-38181 → 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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