WELL · 42-429-35603 · DISTRICT 7
Black Bros. #4
Stephens County · Stephens County Regular field · Vertical
Black Bros. #4 (API 42-429-35603) is a plugged well in Stephens County, plugged March 27, 2017, last operated by Atlas Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 30, 1996, permitted to 3,999 ft.
It was permitted by Breck Operating Corp. and has since transferred to Atlas Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Caddo.
Its lease has reported 128K barrels of oil and 26K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Breck Operating Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 78 permits on file · (281) 893-9400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Atlas Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Atlas Operating LLCthrough May 2023 |
| Latest permit | Breck Operating Corp.Oct 30, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,999
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 30, 1996
- last permit issued
- Nov 25, 1996
- completed
- 128K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 26K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 25, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 27, 2017
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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Bros. O-8-14736 | Stephens County Regular | Atlas Operating LLC | 4 | 128K | 26K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1N. E. Operating Co., Inc.Jan 1993 → Mar 1993
- 2Stivers IncApr 1993 → Dec 1994
- 3Breck Operating Corp.Jan 1995 → Jul 2018
- 4Remark Oil LLCAug 2018 → Dec 2018
- 5Atlas Operating LLCJan 2019 → May 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 454509-99 | Drill | Breck Operating Corp. | Oct 30, 1996 | Oct 30, 1996 | Oct 31, 1996 | 3,999 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-14736 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,172 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Caddo | 3,270 | -2,098 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,272 | 3,288 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 144 | 12.25 | 85 S |
| 5.5 | 3,378 | 7.875 | 620 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 | Mar 5, 1997 | Dec 12, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 6, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-429-35603 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-429-35603 → 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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