WELL · 42-337-32524 · DISTRICT 9
Howard A #4
Montague County · V.W. Hutson (Hoxbar Sand) field · Injection · Vertical
Howard A #4 (API 42-337-32524) is a well in Montague County operated by Esp Energy LLC, completed May 15, 1985 and listed as injection on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued April 16, 1985, permitted to 2,000 ft.
It was permitted by Hutson, V. W. Oil & Gas and has since transferred to Esp Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including V.W. Hutson Hoxbar Sand.
Its lease has reported 19K barrels of oil and 8 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 7 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit, with 60.6K barrels injected in the 12 months reported through July 2025.
Operator of record
Permitted by Hutson, V. W. Oil & Gas; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Nocona, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 2 permits on file · (786) 961-9919
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | ESP Energy LLC |
| Production reports | ESP Energy, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Hutson, V. W. Oil & GasApr 16, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 16, 1985
- last permit issued
- May 15, 1985
- completed
- 19K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 8
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 15, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 7 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard "A" O-13-24978 | V.W. Hutson (Hoxbar Sand) | ESP Energy, LLC | 7 | 19K | 8 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 20 · prior 12 78(-74%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1F B Operating, Inc.Jan 1993 → Apr 1993
- 2Peba Oil & Gas Co.May 1993 → Jul 1993
- 3Bra-DE Oil Co.Aug 1993 → Dec 2002
- 4Uselton Production CompanyJan 2003 → Mar 2006
- 5Breeze, James R.Aug 2006 → May 2017
- 6Breeze Oil, LLCMay 2018 → Dec 2023
- 7ESP Energy, LLCJan 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 272273-98 | Drill | Hutson, V. W. Oil & Gas | Sep 30, 1986 | Apr 16, 1985 | — | 1,345 |
| 272273-99 | Drill | Hutson, V. W. Oil & Gas | Dec 27, 1984 | Apr 16, 1985 | Apr 16, 1985 | 2,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-24978 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 832 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| V.W. Hutson Hoxbar Sand | 1,260 | -428 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,258 | 1,264 | Perforated |
| 1,260 | 1,266 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | 1,345 | 7.875 | 250 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 24, 1994 | Apr 13, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Oct 17, 1986 | May 20, 1986 | — |
| 00 | Oct 6, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-337-32524 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-337-32524 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 60.6K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 1.93M
- bbl, all reported
- Jul 2025
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000080816 | H-1 Injection | Active | 500 | 150 | 1,258–1,264 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 60,550 · prior 12 57,620(+5%)
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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