WELL · 42-429-35240 · DISTRICT 7
Caton J. H. #4
Stephens County · Stephens County Regular field · Injection · Vertical
Caton J. H. #4 (API 42-429-35240) is a well in Stephens County operated by Ridge Oil Company, completed June 10, 1994 and listed as injection on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 25, 1990, permitted to 4,999 ft.
It was permitted by Herbert Oil Company and has since transferred to Ridge Oil Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Strawn, Caddo, Lake Sand, Marble Falls.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit, with 831K barrels injected in the 12 months reported through May 2025.
Operator of record
Permitted by Herbert Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Breckenridge, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 477 permits on file · (254) 559-0220
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Ridge Oil Company |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Herbert Oil CompanyOct 25, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,999
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 25, 1990
- last permit issued
- Jun 10, 1994
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 10, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caton, J. H. O-8-11335 | Stephens County Regular | Ridge Oil Company | 2 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 379727-99 | Drill | Herbert Oil Company | Oct 18, 1990 | Oct 25, 1990 | Dec 8, 1990 | 4,999 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-11335 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,337 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| StrawnSTRAWN SAND | 3,074 | -1,737 |
| CaddoCADDO A | 3,232 | -1,895 |
| CaddoCADDO LIME | 3,232 | -1,895 |
| CaddoCADDO B | 3,242 | -1,905 |
| CaddoCADDO C | 3,285 | -1,948 |
| Lake Sand | 3,736 | -2,399 |
| Marble Falls | 3,852 | -2,515 |
| MississippianMISSISSIPPI CHESTER LIME | 4,393 | -3,056 |
| Chappel Lime | 4,430 | -3,093 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,246 | 3,248 | Perforated |
| 3,294 | 3,297 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 178 | 12.25 | 120 S |
| 5.5 | 3,920 | 7.875 | 220 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 | Jul 13, 1994 | Jun 23, 1994 | — |
| 00 | May 17, 1994 | Apr 4, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Jul 1, 1991 | Jun 24, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 26, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-429-35240 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-429-35240 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 831K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 14.8M
- bbl, all reported
- May 2025
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000080991 | H-1 Injection | Active | 7,500 | 1,500 | 3,246–3,297 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 831,170 · prior 12 504,400(+65%)
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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