WELL · 42-417-32660 · DISTRICT 7
Roark 53 #4D
Shackelford County · Karen K. (Hope) field · Vertical
Roark 53 #4D (API 42-417-32660) is a plugged well in Shackelford County, plugged January 21, 1997, last operated by Van Oil Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 27, 1978, permitted to 1,900 ft.
It was permitted by Musselman Petroleum & Land CO. and has since transferred to Van Oil Company on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Musselman Petroleum & Land Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 6, 1996
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Van Oil Company |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Musselman Petroleum & Land Co.Jul 27, 1978 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,900
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 27, 1978
- last permit issued
- Sep 9, 1978
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 1997
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 9, 1978
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 21, 1997
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roark 53 G-8-78890 | Karen K. (Hope) | Van Oil Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jan 1997 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29221-99 | Drill | Musselman Petroleum & Land Co. | Jul 27, 1978 | Jul 27, 1978 | Jul 31, 1978 | 1,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-78890 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,576 | 1,580 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 101 | 10 | 70 S |
| 2.375 | 1,558 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 1,680 | 7.875 | 100 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 21, 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 42-417-32660 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-417-32660 → 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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