WELL · 42-399-34721 · DISTRICT 7
Byler #4
Runnels County · Hatchell West (Palo Pinto) field · Vertical
Byler #4 (API 42-399-34721) is a plugged well in Runnels County, plugged June 14, 2012, last operated by 3 S Production Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2001 and 2002, permitted to 4,300 ft.
It was permitted by R & R Well Service and has since transferred to 3 S Production Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Palo Pinto, Capps, T/Goen, Gardner.
Its 2 leases have reported 26.5K barrels of oil and 110 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by R & R Well Service; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Cisco, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 5, 2026 · 2 permits on file · (254) 442-4819
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | 3 S Production Inc. |
| Production reports | 3 S Production, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | R & R Well ServiceMay 1, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,300
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 1, 2002
- last permit issued
- May 7, 2002
- completed
- 26.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 110
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 7, 2002
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 14, 2012
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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byler O-9-9912 | Hatchell, West (Palo Pinto) | 3 S Production, Inc. | 2 | 25.3K | 90 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Byler O-9-14709 | Ballinger (Gardner) | R & R Well Service, Inc. | 2 | 1.25K | 20 | Nov 1997 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 679 · prior 12 654(+4%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Concho Valley Tubulars, Inc.Jan 1993 → Mar 1993
- 2Smail, James R.Feb 1995 → Dec 1998
- 3Ducky Oil CorporationNov 1997 → Jun 1999
- 4R & R Well ServiceJan 1999 → Nov 2002
- 5R & R Well Service, Inc.Dec 2002 → Oct 2011
- 6Big D Energy CompanyMar 2007 → Sep 2009
- 7Viathon Hydrocarbons, Inc.Nov 2011 → Oct 2020
- 83 S Production, Inc.Nov 2020 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 519426-99 | Recompletion | R & R Well Service | Apr 25, 2002 | May 1, 2002 | May 6, 2002 | 3,650 |
| 503856-99 | Drill | R & R Well Service | Jan 9, 2001 | Jan 9, 2001 | Jan 13, 2001 | 4,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-9912 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-9-14709 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,703 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Palo Pinto | 3,450 | -1,747 |
| Capps | 3,747 | -2,044 |
| T/Goen | 3,920 | -2,217 |
| Gardner | 4,100 | -2,397 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,457 | 3,461 | Perforated |
| 4,112 | 4,116 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 160 | 12.25 | 120 S |
| 8.625 | 161 | 12.25 | 120 S |
| 4.5 | 4,178 | 7.875 | 150 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 | Jul 12, 2002 | May 17, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 3, 2002 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 3, 2001 | Mar 2, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 4, 2001 | — | — |
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 42-399-34721 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-399-34721 → 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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