WELL · 42-457-30440 · DISTRICT 3
Exxon Mineral Fee #4
Tyler County · Jacks Creek (Wilcox E) field · Vertical
Exxon Mineral Fee #4 (API 42-457-30440) is a well in Tyler County operated by Rusk Energy Operating LLC, completed May 1, 1996.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1989 and 2004, permitted to 8,158 ft.
It was permitted by Danmark Energy Services, Inc. and has since transferred to Rusk Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Yegua, Cook Mountain, Wilcox.
Its 2 leases have reported 682K barrels of oil and 2.14M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 6 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Danmark Energy Services, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 16 permits on file · (713) 252-6566
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Rusk Energy Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Rusk Energy Operating LLCthrough Feb 2023 |
| Latest permit | Danmark Energy Services, Inc.Jun 24, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,158
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 24, 2004
- last permit issued
- May 1, 1996
- completed
- 682K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.14M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 1, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exxon Mineral Fee G-3-203833 | Jacks Creek (Wilcox D) | Rusk Energy Operating LLC | 1 | 0 | 259K | Aug 2004 – Jul 2026 |
| Exxon Mineral Fee O-3-20621 | Jacks Creek (Wilcox E) | Rusk Energy Operating LLC | 5 | 682K | 1.88M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Exxon Corp.Jan 1993 → Mar 2000
- 2Exxon Mobil CorporationApr 2000 → Mar 2004
- 3Danmark Energy Services, Inc.Apr 2004 → Jul 2015
- 4Rusk Energy Operating LLCNov 2019 → Dec 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 546910-99 | Recompletion | Danmark Energy Services, Inc. | Jun 14, 2004 | Jun 24, 2004 | — | 8,158 |
| 362892-99 | Drill | Exxon Corp. | Aug 17, 1989 | Aug 21, 1989 | — | 8,150 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-203833 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-20621 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 172 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yegua | 4,952 | -4,780 |
| Cook Mountain | 6,360 | -6,188 |
| Wilcox | 7,844 | -7,672 |
| WilcoxWILCOX D | 7,937 | -7,765 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,937 | 7,979 | Perforated |
| 8,016 | 8,020 | Perforated |
| 8,022 | 8,027 | Perforated |
| 8,028 | 8,030 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 93 | — | — |
| 9.625 | 1,855 | — | 660 S |
| 9.625 | 1,855 | 12.25 | 710 S |
| 5.5 | 8,155 | 8.75 | 460 S |
| 5.5 | 8,155 | — | 460 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 | Dec 14, 2004 | Oct 4, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 22, 2004 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 11, 1996 | Jun 7, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Jun 25, 1990 | Apr 6, 1990 | — |
| 00 | Apr 14, 1990 | — | — |
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 42-457-30440 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-457-30440 → 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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