TEXAS · WELLS · PANOLA COUNTY · BANKS, W. R. LEASE · API 42-365-32551 · DISTRICT 06
Banks W. R. #4
Panola County · Carthage (Cotton Valley) field · Producing · Horizontal
Banks W. R. #4 (API 42-365-32551) is a horizontal well in Panola County operated by Xto Energy Inc., completed January 30, 1992 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued September 10, 1991, permitted to 9,974 ft.
It was permitted by Exxon Corp. and has since transferred to Xto Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including James Lime, Pine Island, Pettit, Transition Zone.
Its lease has reported 10.9K barrels of oil and 2.58M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Exxon Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Spring, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 8, 2026
- Permits on file
- 16,156
- Phone
- (346) 502-1572
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | XTO Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | XTO Energy Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Exxon Corp.Sep 10, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,974
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 10, 1991
- last permit issued
- Jan 30, 1992
- completed
- 10.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.58M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 30, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banks, W. R. G-6-141385 | Carthage (Cotton Valley) | XTO Energy Inc. | 1 | 10.9K | 2.58M | Jan 1993 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 17,431 · prior 12 20,088(-13%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Exxon Corp.Jan 1993 → Mar 2000
- 2Exxon Mobil CorporationApr 2000 → Dec 2013
- 3XTO Energy Inc.Jan 2014 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 390853-98 | Drill | Exxon Corp. | Oct 21, 1991 | Sep 10, 1991 | — | 9,700 |
| 390853-99 | Drill | Exxon Corp. | Aug 13, 1991 | Sep 10, 1991 | Oct 25, 1991 | 9,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 1992 | Banks W. R. G-6-141385 | Carthage (Cotton Valley) | XTO Energy Inc. | Producing | 9,974 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 340 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| James Lime | 5,676 | -5,336 |
| Pine Island | 5,825 | -5,485 |
| Pettit | 5,953 | -5,613 |
| Transition Zone | 6,380 | -6,040 |
| Travis Peak | 6,585 | -6,245 |
| Cotton Valley | 8,246 | -7,906 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,718 | 9,002 | Perforated |
| 9,105 | 9,294 | Perforated |
| 9,460 | 9,540 | Perforated |
| 9,849 | 9,884 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,233 | 17.5 | 1,014 S |
| 9.625 | 5,395 | 12.25 | 752 S |
| 5.5 | 9,974 | 8.5 | 852 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jun 9, 1992 | Feb 24, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 2, 1992 | — | — |
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 42-365-32551 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-365-32551 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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