WELL · 42-355-00777 · DISTRICT 4
Thompson J.A. #4
Nueces County · Riverside East (6300 Frio) field · Vertical
Thompson J.A. #4 (API 42-355-00777) is a plugged well in Nueces County, plugged December 13, 2008, last operated by Plains Resources Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1987 and 1997, permitted to 6,559 ft.
It was permitted by Atapco and has since transferred to Plains Resources Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Countiss 5000', 6200' Frio, 6300' Frio.
Its 2 leases have reported 5.11K barrels of oil and 62K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in February 2009. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Atapco; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 1, 1998 · 56 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Plains Resources Inc. |
| Production reports | Tema Oil and Gas Companythrough Aug 2005 |
| Latest permit | AtapcoMay 8, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,559
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 8, 1997
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 5.11K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 62K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 2009
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 13, 2008
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 2 leases 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson, J.A. O-4-12694 | Riverside, East (5358) | Tema Oil and Gas Company | 1 | 5.11K | 58.3K | May 1997 – Feb 2009 |
| Thompson, J.A. G-4-126430 | Riverside, East (6200) | Atapco | 1 | 0 | 3.69K | 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.
- 1Plains Resources Inc.Sep 1993 → Sep 1994
- 2Bargo Energy CompanyJul 1996 → Jul 1996
- 3AtapcoApr 1997 → Dec 1998
- 4Tema Oil and Gas, LLCJan 1999 → Feb 1999
- 5Tema Oil and Gas CompanyMar 1999 → Aug 2005
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 461899-99 | Recompletion | Atapco | May 2, 1997 | May 8, 1997 | Mar 15, 1997 | 6,100 |
| 340466-99 | Recompletion | Plains Resources Inc. | Dec 21, 1987 | Dec 29, 1987 | — | 6,559 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-126430 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-12694 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 29 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Countiss 5000' | 5,014 | -4,985 |
| 6200' Frio | 6,148 | -6,119 |
| 6300' Frio | 6,303 | -6,274 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,360 | 5,365 | Perforated |
| 6,145 | 6,153 | Perforated |
| 6,145 | 6,155 | Perforated |
| — | 5,010 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 86 | 20 | 110 S |
| 10.75 | 1,511 | — | — |
| 10.75 | 1,528 | 14 | 625 S |
| 5.5 | 5,251 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 6,417 | 9.875 | 500 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 | Nov 4, 1997 | Jul 23, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 11, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 13, 1993 | Dec 7, 1993 | — |
| 00 | Mar 21, 1988 | Dec 18, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 1, 1988 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 29, 1975 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 16, 1964 | — |
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 42-355-00777 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-355-00777 → 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
- 10.8K
- bbl, all reported
- Feb 1995
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000004536 | W-14 Disposal | Plugged Jan 6, 2009 | 400 | 500 | 3,570–3,580 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 426(-100%)
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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