WELL · 42-451-31387 · DISTRICT 7
Book, Ben #4
Tom Green County · Vertical
Book, Ben #4 (API 42-451-31387) is a plugged well in Tom Green County, plugged April 18, 1984, last operated by Burger, F.W. Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 23, 1984, permitted to 4,700 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including B/Coleman Junction, Canyon, Palo Pinto, Yankee Sand.
Its lease has reported 18.5K barrels of oil and 18.1K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in December 2021. The lease carries 6 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Abilene, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 3, 2006 · 77 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Pioneer Exploration, Ltd.through Jul 2002 |
| Latest permit | Burger, F.W. Inc.Feb 23, 1984 |
- 4,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 23, 1984
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 18.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 18.1K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 2021
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 18, 1984
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 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book, Ben South O-9-12010 | FWB (Canyon Sand) | Atlas Operating LLC | 6 | 18.5K | 18.1K | Jan 1993 – Dec 2021 |
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.
- 1Jaco Oil & Gas Co.Jan 1993 → Mar 1998
- 2Pioneer Exploration CompanyApr 1998 → Jun 2001
- 3Pioneer Exploration, Ltd.Jul 2001 → May 2002
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 230138-99 | Drill | Burger, F.W. Inc. | Feb 21, 1984 | Feb 23, 1984 | Apr 9, 1984 | 4,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-12010 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,885 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| B/Coleman Junction | 1,850 | 35 |
| CanyonCANYON REEF | 2,340 | -455 |
| Palo Pinto | 3,500 | -1,615 |
| Yankee Sand | 4,030 | -2,145 |
| Harkey Sand | 4,120 | -2,235 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,121 | 4,124 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 169 | 12.25 | 135 S |
| 4.5 | 4,204 | 7.875 | 425 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 | Sep 17, 1986 | Apr 1, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Apr 15, 1985 | Apr 1, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Apr 12, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-451-31387 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-451-31387 → 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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