TEXAS · WELLS · STERLING COUNTY · API 42-431-31394 · DISTRICT 7B
Cope E. B. B #4
Sterling County · Conger SW (Penn) field · Producing · Vertical
Cope E. B. B #4 (API 42-431-31394) is a well in Sterling County operated by Burk Royalty CO. Ltd., completed April 10, 2003 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in February 1, 2026.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 22, 1983, permitted to 8,270 ft.
It was permitted by Texaco Inc. and has since transferred to Burk Royalty CO. Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Wolfcamp, Conger Sand.
Its 2 leases have reported 12.8K barrels of oil and 762K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 7 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Texaco Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Wichita Falls, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 4, 2025
- Permits on file
- 384
- Phone
- (940) 397-8600
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Burk Royalty Co. Ltd. |
| Production reports | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd.through Jan 2026 |
| Latest permit | Texaco Inc.Sep 22, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,270
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 22, 1983
- last permit issued
- Apr 10, 2003
- completed
- 12.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 762K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 10, 2003
- Shut in
- Feb 1, 2026
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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; they carry 7 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cope, E. B. "B" G-10-195426 | Conger, SW (Penn) | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd. | 1 | 0 | 71.1K | Apr 2003 – Jul 2026 |
| Cope, E. B. -B- O-10-26419 | Conger, SW (Penn) | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | 6 | 12.8K | 691K | Jan 1993 – Sep 2003 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 327 · prior 12 859(-62%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Texaco E & P Inc.Jan 1993 → May 2002
- 2Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Jun 2002 → Jul 2021
- 3Slant Operating, LLCAug 2021 → Dec 2021
- 4Burk Royalty Co., Ltd.Jan 2022 → Jan 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 215873-99 | Drill | Texaco Inc. | Sep 26, 1983 | Sep 22, 1983 | Nov 17, 1983 | 8,385 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 2003 | Cope E. B. B G-10-195426 | Conger SW (Penn) | Burk Royalty Co. Ltd. | Producing · shut in Feb 1, 2026 | 8,270 |
| Dec 5, 1983 | Cope E. B. -B- O-10-26419 | Conger SW (Penn) | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,620 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,946 | 7,995 | Perforated |
| 7,946 | 8,212 | Perforated |
| 8,009 | 8,044 | Perforated |
| 8,150 | 8,194 | Perforated |
| 8,196 | 8,212 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,000 | 11 | 1,800 S |
| 5.5 | 8,270 | 7.875 | 2,100 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 | Aug 18, 2003 | May 2, 2003 | — |
| 00 | Aug 4, 2003 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 28, 1984 | Dec 16, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Feb 24, 1984 | Dec 16, 1983 | — |
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 42-431-31394 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-431-31394 → 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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