WELL · 42-383-31809 · DISTRICT 7
Gardner #4
Reagan County · Benedum (Spraberry) field · Vertical
Gardner #4 (API 42-383-31809) is a plugged well in Reagan County, plugged October 12, 1993, last operated by BC Operating Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 17, 1980, permitted to 8,450 ft.
It was permitted by Saxon Oil Company and has since transferred to BC Operating Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 10.8K barrels of oil and 37.6K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in January 2000. The lease carries 6 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Saxon Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 368 permits on file · (432) 296-9379
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | BC Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | BC Operating, Inc.through Apr 1998 |
| Latest permit | Saxon Oil CompanyNov 17, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,450
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 17, 1980
- last permit issued
- Feb 14, 1981
- completed
- 10.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 37.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 2000
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 14, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 12, 1993
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 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardner O-9-8306 | Benedum (Spraberry) | BC Operating, Inc. | 6 | 10.8K | 37.6K | Jan 1993 – Jan 2000 |
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.
- 1Hallwood Energy CorporationJan 1993 → May 1994
- 2BC Operating, Inc.Jun 1994 → Mar 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99414-99 | Drill | Saxon Oil Company | Nov 17, 1980 | Nov 17, 1980 | Dec 19, 1980 | 8,450 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-8306 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,610 | 8,166 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 455 | 11 | 350 S |
| 2.375 | 7,698 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 8,315 | 7.875 | 600 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Feb 18, 1981 | — |
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 42-383-31809 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-383-31809 → 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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