WELL · 42-409-30680 · DISTRICT 4
Ben E. Ivey #4A
San Patricio County · Midway (6000) field · Vertical
Ben E. Ivey #4A (API 42-409-30680) is a plugged well in San Patricio County, plugged December 28, 2020, last operated by Reading & Bates Petroleum CO..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1977 and 1980, permitted to 7,522 ft.
Its 2 leases have reported 35.4K barrels of oil and 831 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
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 3, 1992 · 40 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Reading & Bates Petroleum Co. |
| Production reports | IV L.C.through Jan 2022 |
| Latest permit | Reading & Bates Petroleum Co.Feb 5, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,522
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 5, 1980
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 35.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 831
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 28, 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 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivey, B. E. O-4-1796 | Midway (Main Midway Sand) | Navajo Exploration, Inc. | 3 | 8.06K | 30 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Ivey, B.E. O-4-12600 | Midway (Main Midway Sand) | IV L.C. | 2 | 27.3K | 801 | Sep 1996 – 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.
- 1Oklahoma RB Operating CompanyJan 1993 → May 1993
- 2McWilliams Operating CoJun 1993 → May 1994
- 3Navajo Exploration, Inc.Jun 1994 → Jul 1995
- 4Crimson Energy Company, LCApr 2003 → Mar 2004
- 5Huber, J. M., CorporationApr 2004 → May 2007
- 6Huber Energy Panhandle L.P.Jun 2004 → Sep 2004
- 7Huber Energy L.P.Oct 2004 → Feb 2007
- 8IV L.C.Jun 2007 → Jan 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71721-99 | Recompletion | Reading & Bates Petroleum Co. | Feb 5, 1980 | Feb 5, 1980 | — | 7,522 |
| 3317-99 | Drill | Gulf Coast Producing Co. | Jul 18, 1977 | Jul 18, 1977 | — | 7,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-4-1796 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-12600 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,272 | 5,300 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 541 | 12.25 | 300 S |
| 8.625 | 541 | 12.5 | 300 S |
| 2.375 | 5,176 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 7,515 | 7.875 | 926 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 | Sep 10, 1996 | Mar 14, 1980 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 14, 1980 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 22, 1977 | — |
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 42-409-30680 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-409-30680 → 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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