WELL · 42-353-31417 · DISTRICT 7
Howard L. S. #4
Nolan County · Estaban (Ellenburger) field · Vertical
Howard L. S. #4 (API 42-353-31417) is a plugged well in Nolan County, plugged July 21, 1997, last operated by Markay Oil & Gas Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 14, 1983, permitted to 6,730 ft.
It was permitted by Montgomery Production, Inc. and has since transferred to Markay Oil & Gas Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Coleman Junction, Dothan, Cisco, Canyon.
Its lease has reported 5.24K barrels of oil and 9.28K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in November 1997. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Montgomery Production, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 5, 1999 · 16 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Markay Oil & Gas Company |
| Production reports | Baxter, Kelly H. Oil and Gas Co.through Mar 1996 |
| Latest permit | Montgomery Production, Inc.Mar 14, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,730
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 14, 1983
- last permit issued
- Jan 14, 1984
- completed
- 5.24K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 9.28K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Nov 1997
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 14, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 21, 1997
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard, L. S. O-8-19292 | Estaban (Ellenburger) | Markay Oil & Gas Company | 2 | 5.24K | 9.28K | Jan 1993 – Nov 1997 |
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.
- 1Baxter, Kelly H.Jan 1993 → Aug 1995
- 2Baxter, Kelly H. Oil and Gas Co.Sep 1995 → Mar 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 188255-99 | Drill | Montgomery Production, Inc. | Mar 14, 1983 | Mar 14, 1983 | — | 6,730 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-19292 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,241 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Coleman JunctionBASE COLEMAN JUNCTION | 3,380 | -1,139 |
| Dothan | 3,590 | -1,349 |
| CiscoBASE CISCO LIME | 4,252 | -2,011 |
| CanyonCANYON REEF | 6,195 | -3,954 |
| Caddo | 6,596 | -4,355 |
| Ellenburger | 6,668 | -4,427 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,671 | 6,674 | Perforated |
| 6,677 | 6,688 | Perforated |
| 6,694 | 6,700 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 410 | 11 | 250 S |
| 5.5 | 6,729 | 7.875 | 985 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 14, 1984 | Jan 20, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Mar 9, 1984 | Jan 20, 1984 | — |
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 42-353-31417 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-353-31417 → 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
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 196K
- bbl, all reported
- Nov 1996
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000047307 | H-1 Injection | Plugged Aug 1, 1997 | 0 | 2,800 | 6,671–370 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 17 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0
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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