WELL · 42-417-33249 · DISTRICT 7
English W.L. A #4
Shackelford County · Shackelford County Regular field · Vertical
English W.L. A #4 (API 42-417-33249) is a plugged well in Shackelford County, plugged August 26, 1993, last operated by Ray - A Operating Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 7, 1980, permitted to 700 ft.
It was permitted by West, J. K. and has since transferred to Ray - A Operating Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 12.2K barrels of oil and 21 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 11 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by West, J. K.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Albany, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · (325) 762-4444
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Ray - a Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | Ray - a Operating Inc.through Feb 2019 |
| Latest permit | West, J. K.Mar 7, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 7, 1980
- last permit issued
- Mar 20, 1980
- completed
- 12.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 21
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 20, 1980
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 26, 1993
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; they carry 11 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English, W.L. "A" O-8-15892 | Shackelford County Regular | Ray - a Operating Inc. | 11 | 12.2K | 21 | Jan 1993 – 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.
- 1C B ProductionJan 1993 → Sep 2002
- 2SO Operating CompanyOct 2002 → Mar 2005
- 3Paragon CorporationApr 2005 → Jul 2009
- 4Gramrich Oil & Gas CorporationAug 2009 → Jun 2011
- 5Ray - a Operating Inc.Jul 2011 → Feb 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74468-99 | Drill | West, J. K. | Mar 7, 1980 | Mar 7, 1980 | — | 700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-15892 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 530 | 538 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 535 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 556 | 6.25 | 65 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 | Apr 22, 1980 | — |
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 42-417-33249 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-417-33249 → 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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