WELL · 42-353-32478 · DISTRICT 7
Mink #4301
Nolan County · Barton Ranch (Strawn) field · Vertical
Mink #4301 (API 42-353-32478) is a plugged well in Nolan County, plugged October 2, 2024, last operated by Vanco Oil & Gas Corp..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 30, 1996, permitted to 7,200 ft.
It was permitted by Lytle Creek Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Vanco Oil & Gas Corp. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Noodle Crk, Flippen, Strawn, Caddo.
Its lease has reported 84.1K barrels of oil and 66.6K mcf of gas since January 1997, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Lytle Creek Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Abilene, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · (325) 677-1991
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Vanco Oil & Gas Corp. |
| Production reports | RHB Exploration & Production,llcthrough Dec 2018 |
| Latest permit | Lytle Creek Operating, Inc.Dec 30, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 30, 1996
- last permit issued
- Jan 31, 1997
- completed
- 84.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 66.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 31, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 2, 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mink O-8-28096 | Barton Ranch (Strawn) | Vanco Oil & Gas Corp. | 2 | 84.1K | 66.6K | Jan 1997 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Lytle Creek Operating, Inc.Jan 1997 → Nov 2015
- 2RHB Exploration & Production,llcDec 2015 → Dec 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 456648-99 | Drill | Lytle Creek Operating, Inc. | Dec 23, 1996 | Dec 30, 1996 | Jan 4, 1997 | 7,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-28096 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,471 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Noodle CRK | 3,608 | -1,137 |
| Flippen | 4,100 | -1,629 |
| StrawnSTRAWN SHALE | 5,640 | -3,169 |
| Caddo | 6,450 | -3,979 |
| Ellenburger | 6,608 | -4,137 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,750 | 5,765 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 460 | 12.25 | 250 S |
| 5.5 | 5,994 | 7.875 | 630 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 | May 5, 1997 | Feb 3, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 21, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-353-32478 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-353-32478 → 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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