WELL · 42-427-30858 · DISTRICT 4
Judd Estate-State #4
Starr County · LA Copita (Vicksburg Z-1) field · Vertical
Judd Estate-State #4 (API 42-427-30858) is a permitted well in Starr County filed by Shell Western E&P Inc.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1979 and 1991, permitted to 10,183 ft.
It was permitted by Shell Western E&P Inc. and has since transferred to Shell Oil Company on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Shell Western E&P Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 1,401 permits on file · (281) 787-6834
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Shell Oil Company |
| Production reports | Shell Western E&Pthrough Jun 2000 |
| Latest permit | Shell Western E&P Inc.Nov 4, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,183
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 4, 1991
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 814K
- 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
- —
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judd Estate-State G-4-142542 | LA Copita (Vicksburg X, SE | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 814K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| — G-4-83855 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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.
- 1Shell Western E&P Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 2000
- 2Shell Western E&PMar 2000 → Jun 2000
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 393618-99 | Recompletion | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Nov 4, 1991 | Nov 4, 1991 | Nov 4, 1991 | 10,183 |
| 52719-99 | Recompletion | Shell Oil Company | Jul 12, 1979 | Jul 12, 1979 | — | 10,183 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-83855 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-142542 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,998 | 8,018 | Perforated |
| 8,760 | 8,844 | Perforated |
| 9,085 | 9,271 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,508 | 14.75 | 900 S |
| 7.625 | 7,672 | 9.875 | 994 S |
| 2.875 | 8,700 | — | — |
| 5 | 10,183 | 6.75 | 635 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 | Nov 20, 2001 | Oct 12, 2001 | — |
| 00 | Dec 15, 1992 | Oct 20, 1992 | — |
| 00 | Nov 3, 1992 | Sep 30, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 14, 1992 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 30, 1979 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 21, 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 42-427-30858 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-30858 → 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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