WELL · 42-461-32282 · DISTRICT 7
Hirsch E #4
Upton County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Hirsch E #4 (API 42-461-32282) is a plugged well in Upton County, plugged May 11, 2015, last operated by Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 16, 1984, permitted to 8,500 ft.
It was permitted by Dcb Oil & Gas, Inc. and has since transferred to Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Yates, San Andres, Clear Fork, Spraberry.
Its lease has reported 27.9K barrels of oil and 240K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in June 2015. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by DCB Oil & Gas, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Spring, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 15,619 permits on file · (972) 598-8150
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc. |
| Production reports | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.through Jan 2014 |
| Latest permit | DCB Oil & Gas, Inc.Oct 16, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 16, 1984
- last permit issued
- Apr 18, 1985
- completed
- 27.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 240K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2015
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 18, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 11, 2015
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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hirsch "E" O-9-4223 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | 4 | 27.9K | 240K | Jan 1993 – Jun 2015 |
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.
- 1Graham Royalty, Ltd.Jan 1993 → Nov 1993
- 2Midpar L.P.Dec 1993 → Feb 1995
- 3Parker & Parsley Development L.PMar 1995 → Aug 1997
- 4Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.Sep 1997 → Nov 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 254566-99 | Drill | DCB Oil & Gas, Inc. | Oct 15, 1984 | Oct 16, 1984 | — | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-4223 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,769 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 2,491 | 278 |
| San Andres | 4,406 | -1,637 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK SAND | 6,546 | -3,777 |
| Spraberry | 7,406 | -4,637 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,651 | 8,474 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.75 | 397 | 17.5 | 400 S |
| 8.625 | 4,500 | 11 | 350 S |
| 4.5 | 8,611 | 7.875 | 1,050 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 | Jun 4, 1985 | Apr 26, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jun 1, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-461-32282 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-32282 → 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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