WELL · 42-399-34112 · DISTRICT 7
James B #4
Runnels County · McLarty (Goen) field · Vertical
James B #4 (API 42-399-34112) is a plugged well in Runnels County, plugged October 1, 2020, last operated by Vanco Oil & Gas Corp..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 28, 1990, permitted to 4,000 ft.
It was permitted by Atapco and has since transferred to Vanco Oil & Gas Corp. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Capps, Goen, Gardner.
Its lease has reported 82.6K barrels of oil and 422K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Atapco; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Abilene, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · (325) 677-1991
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Vanco Oil & Gas Corp. |
| Production reports | Vanco Oil & Gas Corp.through Apr 2019 |
| Latest permit | AtapcoSep 28, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 28, 1990
- last permit issued
- Oct 21, 1990
- completed
- 82.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 422K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 21, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 1, 2020
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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James B O-9-12931 | McLarty (Goen) | Vanco Oil & Gas Corp. | 4 | 82.6K | 422K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1AtapcoJan 1993 → Dec 1998
- 2Tema Oil and Gas, LLCJan 1999 → Feb 1999
- 3Tema Oil and Gas CompanyMar 1999 → Nov 2000
- 4Golden, Marty JoeDec 2000 → Dec 2004
- 5Alaron Energy, Inc.Jan 2005 → Feb 2019
- 6Vanco Oil & Gas Corp.Mar 2019 → Apr 2019
Permits
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-12931 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,724 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Capps | 3,457 | -1,733 |
| Goen | 3,705 | -1,981 |
| Gardner | 3,851 | -2,127 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,708 | 3,716 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 156 | 12.25 | 120 S |
| 5.5 | 4,000 | 7.875 | 980 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 | Dec 4, 1990 | Oct 9, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 27, 1990 | — | — |
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 42-399-34112 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-399-34112 → 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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