WELL · 42-399-31481 · DISTRICT 7
Vancil Ralph A #4
Runnels County · Ballinger (Gray Sand) field · Vertical
Vancil Ralph A #4 (API 42-399-31481) is a plugged well in Runnels County, plugged September 16, 1998, last operated by E W D Oil.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 11, 1979, permitted to 4,314 ft.
It was permitted by Kuper Oil CO. and has since transferred to E W D Oil on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 623 barrels of oil and 20 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in August 2003.
Operator of record
Permitted by Kuper Oil Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Winters, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 7, 2018 · 29 permits on file · (325) 977-0420
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | E W D Oil |
| Production reports | E W D Oilthrough Jul 1997 |
| Latest permit | Kuper Oil Co.Dec 11, 1979 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,314
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 11, 1979
- last permit issued
- Jan 19, 1980
- completed
- 623
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 20
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2003
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 19, 1980
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 16, 1998
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancil, Ralph "A" O-9-8172 | Ballinger (Gray Sand) | E W D Oil | 1 | 623 | 20 | Jan 1993 – Aug 2003 |
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.
- 1E W D OilJan 1993 → Jul 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66435-99 | Drill | Kuper Oil Co. | Dec 11, 1979 | Dec 11, 1979 | Dec 20, 1979 | 4,314 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-8172 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,157 | 4,158 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 171 | 11 | 150 S |
| 2.375 | 4,156 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 4,306 | 7.875 | 675 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 | Jan 31, 1980 | — |
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 42-399-31481 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-399-31481 → 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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