WELL · 42-461-31698 · DISTRICT 7
Connell Estate #4
Upton County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Connell Estate #4 (API 42-461-31698) is a plugged well in Upton County, plugged August 30, 2002, last operated by Prime Operating Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 10, 1980, permitted to 9,200 ft.
It was permitted by Jackson Exploration, Inc. and has since transferred to Prime Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 481K barrels of oil and 880K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 15 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Jackson Exploration, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 595 permits on file · (800) 310-3434
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Prime Operating Company |
| Production reports | Prime Operating Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Jackson Exploration, Inc.Dec 10, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 10, 1980
- last permit issued
- Apr 1, 1981
- completed
- 481K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 880K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 1, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 30, 2002
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 15 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connell Estate O-9-8107 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Prime Operating Company | 15 | 481K | 880K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 5,218 · prior 12 4,208(+24%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,048 · prior 12 2,208(-53%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Devon Energy Corporation(nevada)Jan 1993 → Oct 1995
- 2Stephens, Autry C.Nov 1995 → Jun 2000
- 3Prime Operating CompanyJul 2001 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101652-99 | Drill | Jackson Exploration, Inc. | Dec 10, 1980 | Dec 10, 1980 | — | 9,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-8107 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,479 | 9,048 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,431 | 12.25 | 750 S |
| 4.5 | 9,124 | 7.875 | 950 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 29, 1981 | — |
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 42-461-31698 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-31698 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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