TEXAS · WELLS · UPSHUR COUNTY · FENTON "A" LEASE · API 42-459-30872 · DISTRICT 06
Fenton A #4
Upshur County · Gladewater E. (Cotton Vlly SD) field · Producing · Vertical
Fenton A #4 (API 42-459-30872) is a well in Upshur County operated by Eqv Operating LLC, completed October 2, 1996 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 16, 1996, permitted to 11,225 ft.
It was permitted by Oxy USA Inc. and has since transferred to Eqv Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Massive Anhydrite (marker), Pettit, Travis Peak, Cotton Valley.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by OXY USA Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Oklahoma City, OK
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 24, 2025
- Phone
- (405) 648-4409
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Eqv Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Eqv Operating LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | OXY USA Inc.Jul 16, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,225
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 16, 1996
- last permit issued
- Oct 2, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 858K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 2, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fenton "A" G-6-160399 | Gladewater, E. (Cotton Vlly SD) | Eqv Operating LLC | 1 | 0 | 858K | Oct 1996 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,123 · prior 12 1,562(-28%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1OXY USA Inc.Oct 1996 → Jan 2000
- 2EOG Resources, Inc.Feb 2000 → Aug 2010
- 3Tanos Exploration, LLCSep 2010 → Oct 2013
- 4Memorial Production Oper. LLCNov 2013 → May 2017
- 5Amplify Energy Operating LLCJun 2017 → Dec 2025
- 6Eqv Operating LLCJan 2026 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 450423-99 | Drill | OXY USA Inc. | Jul 16, 1996 | Jul 16, 1996 | Aug 19, 1996 | 11,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 1996 | Fenton A G-6-160399 | Gladewater E. (Cotton Vlly SD) | Eqv Operating LLC | Producing | 11,225 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 541 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)BASE MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 7,134 | -6,593 |
| Pettit | 7,850 | -7,309 |
| Travis Peak | 8,005 | -7,464 |
| Cotton ValleyTOP COTTON VALLEY | 9,710 | -9,169 |
| BossierBOSSIER SHALE | 11,100 | -10,559 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,944 | 10,964 | Perforated |
| 10,976 | 10,992 | Perforated |
| 11,002 | 11,016 | Perforated |
| 11,028 | 11,048 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 4,150 | 11 | 415 S |
| 4.5 | 11,225 | 7.875 | 1,015 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 | Nov 13, 1996 | Oct 24, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 6, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-459-30872 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-459-30872 → 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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