WELL · 42-457-30488 · DISTRICT 3
Kirby #4
Tyler County · Highbaugh (Wilcox a-2 Sand) field · Vertical
Kirby #4 (API 42-457-30488) is a plugged well in Tyler County, plugged August 11, 2021, last operated by Neches Transport Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1994 and 1998, permitted to 11,000 ft.
It was permitted by Pecos Petroleum Company and has since transferred to Neches Transport Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Yegua, Wilcox.
Its 2 leases have reported 62.5K barrels of oil and 1.51M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Pecos Petroleum Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Spurger, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 1 permits on file · (409) 429-4403
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Neches Transport Inc. |
| Production reports | Neches Transport Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Pecos Petroleum CompanyMay 11, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 11, 1998
- last permit issued
- May 1, 1998
- completed
- 62.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.51M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 1, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 11, 2021
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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirby G-3-153697 | Highbaugh (Geronimo-Wilcox Sd.) | Hydrocarbon Operating, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 775K | Jan 1995 – Jul 2026 |
| Kirby O-3-21436 | Highbaugh (Wilcox a-2 Sand) | Neches Transport Inc. | 3 | 62.5K | 736K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 281 · prior 12 121(+132%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 9 · prior 12 414(-98%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Pecos Petroleum CompanyJan 1995 → Oct 1999
- 2Roberson Oil CompanyNov 1999 → Nov 2002
- 3American Coastal Energy, Inc.Dec 2002 → Feb 2005
- 4Amorah, L.L.C.Mar 2005 → Jul 2005
- 5Forest Oil CorporationAug 2005 → Nov 2010
- 6McDaniel Company, Inc., TheDec 2010 → Dec 2017
- 7Hydrocarbon Operating, Inc.Jan 2018 → Dec 2025
- 8Neches Transport Inc.Feb 2026 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 476032-99 | Recompletion | Pecos Petroleum Company | May 6, 1998 | May 11, 1998 | Apr 13, 1998 | 8,900 |
| 428519-99 | Drill | Pecos Petroleum Company | Sep 27, 1994 | Sep 27, 1994 | Oct 16, 1994 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-153697 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-21436 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 81 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,607 | 8,610 | Perforated |
| 8,650 | 8,658 | Perforated |
| 9,122 | 9,126 | Perforated |
| 9,136 | 9,155 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,566 | 12.25 | 460 S |
| 5.5 | 9,420 | 7.875 | 420 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 | Jul 28, 1998 | Jun 11, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 25, 1998 | — | — |
| 00 | May 3, 1995 | Feb 14, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 28, 1995 | — | — |
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 42-457-30488 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-457-30488 → 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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