WELL · 42-383-01228 · DISTRICT 7
Howard 42 #4
Reagan County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Howard 42 #4 (API 42-383-01228) is a plugged well in Reagan County, plugged October 20, 2016, last operated by Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 12, 1979, permitted to 8,200 ft.
It was permitted by Costa Resources, Inc. and has since transferred to Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its 2 leases have reported 38K barrels of oil and 276K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in April 2023. The leases carry 8 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.
Permitted by Costa Resources, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Spring, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 4, 2025
- Permits on file
- 6,763
- Phone
- (346) 474-9142
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. |
| Production reports | Endeavor Energy Resources L.P.through Nov 2019 |
| Latest permit | Costa Resources, Inc.Apr 12, 1979 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 12, 1979
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 38K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 276K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 20, 2016
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 8 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOWARD,"42" O-9-14059 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Endeavor Energy Resources L.P. | 4 | 32.4K | 248K | Nov 1995 – Apr 2023 |
| Howard, Wm. O-9-7950 | Calvin (Dean) | Odessa Exploration, Inc. | 4 | 5.64K | 27.9K | Jan 1993 – Mar 2008 |
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.
- 1Costa Resources, Inc.Jan 1993 → Apr 1994
- 2Odessa Exploration, Inc.May 1994 → Jul 2003
- 3Stallion Energy, Inc.Aug 2003 → Apr 2004
- 4Endeavor Energy Resources L.P.May 2004 → Nov 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46198-99 | Recompletion | Costa Resources, Inc. | Apr 12, 1979 | Apr 12, 1979 | — | 8,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-7950 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-9-14059 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,840 | 8,013 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 286 | 16 | 325 S |
| 8.625 | 3,175 | 12.25 | 250 S |
| 2.375 | 6,140 | — | — |
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 | Dec 22, 1995 | Apr 16, 1980 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 16, 1980 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 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 42-383-01228 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-383-01228 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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