TEXAS · WELLS · RUSK COUNTY · RAYFORD, BESS LEASE · API 42-401-34576 · DISTRICT 06
Rayford Bess #4
Rusk County · Henderson E. (Cotton Valley) field · Producing · Vertical
Rayford Bess #4 (API 42-401-34576) is a well in Rusk County operated by Eqv Operating LLC, completed January 16, 2008 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 27, 2007, permitted to 10,830 ft.
It was permitted by Goodrich Petroleum Company and has since transferred to Eqv Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including James Lime, Sligo, Travis Peak.
Its lease has reported 6.49K barrels of oil and 550K mcf of gas since January 2008, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Goodrich Petroleum Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Oklahoma City, OK
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 24, 2025
- Phone
- (405) 648-4409
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Eqv Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Eqv Operating LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Goodrich Petroleum CompanyNov 27, 2007 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,830
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 27, 2007
- last permit issued
- Jan 16, 2008
- completed
- 6.49K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 550K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2008 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 16, 2008
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rayford, Bess G-6-235114 | Henderson, E. (Cotton Valley) | Eqv Operating LLC | 1 | 6.49K | 550K | Jan 2008 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 806 · prior 12 4,953(-84%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Goodrich Petroleum CompanyJan 2008 → Jun 2012
- 2Memorial Production Oper. LLCJul 2012 → May 2017
- 3Amplify Energy Operating LLCJun 2017 → Dec 2025
- 4Eqv Operating LLCJan 2026 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 649897-99 | Drill | Goodrich Petroleum Company | Nov 19, 2007 | Nov 27, 2007 | Dec 17, 2007 | 11,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 2008 | Rayford Bess G-6-235114 | Henderson E. (Cotton Valley) | Eqv Operating LLC | Producing | 10,830 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 465 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| James Lime | 6,895 | -6,430 |
| Sligo | 7,132 | -6,667 |
| Travis Peak | 7,463 | -6,998 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,395 | 10,478 | Perforated |
| 10,598 | 10,751 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,237 | 12.25 | 510 S |
| 4.5 | 10,830 | 8.75 | 1,190 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 | Jun 11, 2008 | Apr 17, 2008 | — |
| 00 | Jun 3, 2008 | Apr 1, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | May 22, 2008 | — | — |
Well logs
1 log loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Feb 1, 2011. Resistivity. These are the logs loaded into Petrora from the Railroad Commission's inventories, not necessarily every log run on the well. The RRC holds the files; each opens from its log search for the well. The kind is the RRC's description of the log; the interval is the one filed for it.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗| Logas described | Files | Intervalft, as filed | Datereceived | SizeMB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RESISTIVITYSpans James Lime, Sligo, Travis Peak | TIFF | 1,240 to 10,833 | Feb 1, 2011run Jan 7, 2008 | 15.7 |
"Spans" is by this well's own filed formation tops: a formation runs from its top to the next deeper top filed, and the deepest runs to the bottom of the log. Depths are measured along the wellbore, so on a horizontal the lateral counts in the formation it was landed in.
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 42-401-34576 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-34576 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search 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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