WELL · 42-329-01488 · DISTRICT 8
Hale B. T. -12- #4
Midland County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Hale B. T. -12- #4 (API 42-329-01488) is a plugged well in Midland County, plugged August 7, 2015, last operated by Diamondback E&P LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 29, 1999, permitted to 10,600 ft.
It was permitted by Stephens, Autry C. and has since transferred to Diamondback E&P LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Spraberry, Dean, Wolfcamp, Strawn.
Its 3 leases have reported 127K barrels of oil and 242K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 8 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Stephens, Autry C.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · 5,237 permits on file · (855) 247-5920
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Diamondback E&P LLC |
| Production reports | Diamondback E&P LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Stephens, Autry C.Sep 29, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 29, 1999
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 127K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 242K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 7, 2015
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 8 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hale, Eva "12" O-10-6520 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Diamondback E&P LLC | 5 | 33.4K | 37.9K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Hale, B. T.,-12- O-10-35824 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Diamondback E&P LLC | 2 | 42.9K | 14K | Jul 1998 – Jul 2026 |
| Hale, B. T. "12" O-10-36180 | Azalea (Strawn) | Endeavor Energy Resources L.P. | 1 | 51K | 190K | Dec 1999 – Aug 2015 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 5,868 · prior 12 7,175(-18%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,908 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Texaco E & P Inc.Jan 1993 → Nov 1993
- 2Hannon, Charles E.Dec 1993 → Jan 1994
- 3Alto Minerals, Inc.Feb 1994 → Aug 2010
- 4Stephens, Autry C.Dec 1999 → Aug 2000
- 5Endeavor Energy Resources L.P.Sep 2000 → Apr 2024
- 6DE IV Operating, LLCMay 2024 → Apr 2025
- 7Diamondback E&P LLCMay 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 487873-99 | Recompletion | Stephens, Autry C. | Sep 23, 1999 | Sep 29, 1999 | Sep 30, 1999 | 10,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-6520 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-35824 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-36180 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,698 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,316 | 10,477 | Perforated |
| — | 8,010 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 345 | — | — |
| 10.75 | 375 | — | — |
| 7 | 7,146 | — | — |
| 2.875 | 7,157 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 10,600 | 6.125 | 1,270 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 | Mar 15, 2000 | Jan 28, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Feb 25, 2000 | Jul 19, 1960 | — |
| 00 | Aug 18, 1998 | Jul 19, 1960 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 19, 1960 | — |
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 42-329-01488 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-329-01488 → 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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