WELL · 42-457-00196 · DISTRICT 3
William Rice Institute #B-4
Tyler County · Hicksbaugh field · Vertical
William Rice Institute #B-4 (API 42-457-00196) is a plugged well in Tyler County, plugged September 9, 2010, last operated by Quail Creek Oil Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 3, 1980, permitted to 8,601 ft.
It was permitted by Mosbacher Production CO. and has since transferred to Quail Creek Oil Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Mosbacher Production Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 144 permits on file · (713) 956-2070
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Quail Creek Oil Corporation |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Mosbacher Production Co.Mar 3, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,601
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 3, 1980
- last permit issued
- Aug 21, 1982
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 2011
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 21, 1982
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 9, 2010
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Rice Institute O-3-16458 | Hicksbaugh | Quail Creek Oil Corporation | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jan 2011 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74022-99 | Other | Mosbacher Production Co. | Mar 3, 1980 | Mar 3, 1980 | Mar 10, 1980 | 8,601 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-16458 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,425 | 4,440 | Perforated |
| — | 8,423 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,057 | 12.25 | — |
| 2.375 | 4,290 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 5,879 | 7.625 | — |
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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 9, 1982 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-457-00196 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-457-00196 → 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
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 373K
- bbl, all reported
- Feb 2011
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000046906 | W-14 Disposal | Plugged Sep 22, 2010 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,500–4,500 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
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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