WELL · 42-401-30672 · DISTRICT 6
Roper Leon #4
Rusk County · Henderson E. (Travis Peak) field · Vertical
Roper Leon #4 (API 42-401-30672) is a plugged well in Rusk County, plugged November 26, 2024, last operated by Mewbourne Oil Company.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1978 and 1997, permitted to 8,000 ft.
Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including Glen Rose, T.M.A., Tma, B.M.A..
Its 3 leases have reported 29.6K barrels of oil and 230K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Tyler, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- May 21, 2026
- Permits on file
- 2,061
- Phone
- (903) 561-2900
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Mewbourne Oil Company |
| Production reports | Buffco Production Inc.through Nov 2025 |
| Latest permit | Mewbourne Oil Co.Jun 18, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jun 18, 1997
- last permit issued
- Sep 18, 1978
- completed
- 29.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 230K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 18, 1978
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 26, 2024
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roper, Leon O-6-13694 | Henderson (Rusk Co. Pettit) | Buffco Production Inc. | 2 | 13.5K | 113K | Apr 1997 – Jul 2026 |
| Roper, Leon G-6-199963 | Henderson (Rusk Co. Pettit) | Buffco Production Inc. | 1 | 0 | 21.1K | Feb 2004 – Nov 2024 |
| Roper, Leon O-6-10016 | Henderson, E. (Travis Peak) | Mewbourne Oil Company | 2 | 16.1K | 95.9K | Jan 1993 – Mar 1998 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 46 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Mewbourne Oil CompanyJan 1993 → Aug 2011
- 2Sundown Energy LPSep 2012 → Sep 2012
- 3Cotton Valley Resources, LLCJun 2019 → Apr 2022
- 4Buffco Production Inc.Dec 2022 → Nov 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 461959-99 | Recompletion | Mewbourne Oil Co. | May 5, 1997 | Jun 18, 1997 | Jan 4, 1980 | 7,650 |
| 33643-99 | Drill | Mewbourne Oil Co. | Sep 28, 1978 | Sep 28, 1978 | — | 8,000 |
| 17210-99 | Drill | Mewbourne Oil Co. | Jan 27, 1978 | Jan 27, 1978 | Jul 23, 1978 | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-199963 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-6-10016 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-6-13694 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 459 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Glen Rose | 4,798 | -4,339 |
| Glen RoseGLENROSE | 4,798 | -4,339 |
| T.M.A. | 6,223 | -5,764 |
| Tma | 6,223 | -5,764 |
| B.M.A. | 6,482 | -6,023 |
| BMA | 6,482 | -6,023 |
| James LimeJAMES | 6,943 | -6,484 |
| Pettit | 7,188 | -6,729 |
| Travis Peak | 7,495 | -7,036 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,293 | 7,301 | Perforated |
| 7,429 | 7,433 | Perforated |
| 7,489 | 7,500 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,004 | 12.25 | 575 S |
| 4.5 | 7,608 | 7.875 | 300 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 | Apr 19, 2004 | Feb 9, 2004 | — |
| 00 | Apr 6, 2004 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 25, 2004 | — | — |
| 00 | May 22, 1998 | Aug 4, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | May 21, 1998 | May 2, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Sep 19, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 22, 1978 | — |
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 42-401-30672 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-30672 → 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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