WELL · 42-317-39353 · DISTRICT 8
Rufus 20 #4
Martin County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Producing · Vertical
Rufus 20 #4 (API 42-317-39353) is a well in Martin County operated by Fed Operating LLC, completed September 30, 2014 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 16, 2014, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Breitburn Operating L.P. and has since transferred to Fed Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Yates, Grayburg, San Andres, Cisco.
Its lease has reported 233K barrels of oil and 530K mcf of gas since February 2012, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Breitburn Operating L.P.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · 6 permits on file · (432) 661-7477
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Fed Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Fed Operating LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Breitburn Operating L.P.Apr 16, 2014 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 16, 2014
- last permit issued
- Sep 30, 2014
- completed
- 233K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 530K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2012 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 30, 2014
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rufus 20 O-10-42316 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Fed Operating LLC | 4 | 233K | 530K | Feb 2012 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 12,351 · prior 12 8,181(+51%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 73,568 · prior 12 31,287(+135%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Crownquest Operating, LLCFeb 2012 → Nov 2013
- 2Breitburn Operating L.P.Dec 2013 → Mar 2018
- 3Birch Operations, Inc.Apr 2018 → Oct 2018
- 4QEP Energy CompanyNov 2018 → May 2021
- 5Diamondback E&P LLCNov 2021 → May 2022
- 6Fed Operating LLCJun 2022 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 781564-99 | Drill | Breitburn Operating L.P. | Mar 7, 2014 | Apr 16, 2014 | Aug 12, 2014 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-42316 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,846 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 2,590 | 256 |
| Grayburg | 4,080 | -1,234 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - ACTIVE CO2 FLOOD; H | 4,900 | -2,054 |
| Cisco | — | — |
| Ellenburger | — | — |
| Fusselman | — | — |
| Pennsylvanian | — | — |
| Queen | — | — |
| Santa Rosa | — | — |
| Silurian (undifferentiated)SILURIAN | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,874 | 11,350 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 315 | 17.5 | 405 S |
| 8.625 | 5,053 | 11 | 1,200 S |
| 5.5 | 11,559 | 7.875 | 1,185 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 18, 2015 | Nov 12, 2014 | 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 42-317-39353 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-317-39353 → 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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