TEXAS · WELLS · RUSK COUNTY · HOWARD "A" LEASE · API 42-401-32227 · DISTRICT 06
Howard A #4
Rusk County · Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Howard A #4 (API 42-401-32227) is a well in Rusk County operated by Diversified Production LLC, completed November 29, 2010 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in October 1, 2010.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 22, 1988, permitted to 10,900 ft.
It was permitted by Phillips Petroleum Company and has since transferred to Diversified Production LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Paluxy, Massive Anhydrite (marker), James Lime, Travis Peak.
Its lease has reported 1.42K barrels of oil and 829K mcf of gas since the record begins in January 1993, with no volume in the three years through August 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Phillips Petroleum Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Keithville, LA
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 25, 2026
- Permits on file
- 11
- Phone
- (318) 751-3917
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Diversified Production LLC |
| Production reports | Diversified Production LLCthrough Nov 2012 |
| Latest permit | Phillips Petroleum CompanySep 22, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,900
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 22, 1988
- last permit issued
- Nov 29, 2010
- completed
- 1.42K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 829K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · ON RECORD FROM JAN 1993, THE RECORD'S FIRST MONTH, THROUGH NOV 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 29, 2010
- Shut in
- Oct 1, 2010
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH AUG 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard "A" G-6-130213 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Diversified Production LLC | 1 | 1.42K | 829K | by Jan 1993 – Nov 2012 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Wells named Howard A
Diversified Production LLC's other wells filed under this lease name in Rusk County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Phillips Petroleum CompanyJan 1993 → Dec 2002
- 2Conocophillips CompanyJan 2003 → Nov 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 351407-99 | Drill | Phillips Petroleum Company | Sep 20, 1988 | Sep 22, 1988 | Nov 27, 1988 | 10,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 2010 | Howard A G-6-130213 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Diversified Production LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Oct 1, 2010 | 10,900 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 401 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Paluxy | 4,505 | -4,104 |
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)TOP MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 6,212 | -5,811 |
| James LimeJAMES | 6,923 | -6,522 |
| Travis PeakHOSSTON | 7,460 | -7,059 |
| Cotton Valley | 9,100 | -8,699 |
| Sexton | 10,489 | -10,088 |
| Taylor | 10,557 | -10,156 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,223 | 9,361 | Perforated |
| 9,794 | 9,965 | Perforated |
| 10,223 | 10,246 | Perforated |
| 10,490 | 10,696 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 60 | 16 | — |
| 9.625 | 3,202 | 11 | 813 S |
| 5.5 | 10,900 | 7.875 | 930 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Dec 21, 2011 | May 11, 2011 | — |
| 00 | Apr 12, 1989 | Mar 15, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 5, 1989 | — | — |
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 42-401-32227 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-32227 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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