WELL · 42-467-00548 · DISTRICT 5
Shivers J.R. 12 #4
Van Zandt County · Van field · Vertical
Shivers J.R. 12 #4 (API 42-467-00548) is a well in Van Zandt County operated by Union Expl. Partners Ltd., completed October 4, 1988.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 25, 2005, permitted to 2,942 ft.
It was permitted by Union Oil Company Of California and has since transferred to Union Expl. Partners Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Nacotoch, Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk.
Its 2 leases have reported 478K barrels of oil and 416K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 14 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Union Oil Company of California; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Los Angeles, CA · P-5 Y, filed Oct 9, 1991 · 210 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Union Expl. Partners Ltd. |
| Production reports | Basa Resources, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Union Oil Company of CaliforniaMar 25, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,942
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 25, 2005
- last permit issued
- Oct 4, 1988
- completed
- 478K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 416K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 4, 1988
- 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 14 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shivers, J. R. 12 O-5-1188 | Van | Basa Resources, Inc. | 12 | 441K | 364K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Shivers, J. R. 12 O-5-3705 | Van (Pecan Gap) | Basa Resources, Inc. | 2 | 37.2K | 52K | Oct 2000 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 10,939 · prior 12 12,943(-15%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 3,935 · prior 12 5,001(-21%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Union Oil Company of CaliforniaJan 1993 → Dec 2020
- 2Basa Resources, Inc.Jan 2021 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 559189-99 | Recompletion | Union Oil Company of California | Mar 17, 2005 | Mar 25, 2005 | Apr 29, 2005 | 2,942 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-5-1188 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-5-3705 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 492 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Nacotoch | 1,160 | -668 |
| Pecan Gap | 1,750 | -1,258 |
| Austin Chalk | 2,190 | -1,698 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,712 | 1,758 | Perforated |
| 2,765 | 2,790 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 310 | 12.25 | 250 S |
| 10.75 | 310 | 14.75 | 250 S |
| 7 | 2,696 | 8.625 | 250 S |
| 7 | 2,696 | 9.875 | 250 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 | Aug 11, 2005 | Jun 7, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 17, 2005 | May 3, 1989 | — |
| 00 | Aug 2, 1989 | May 3, 1989 | — |
| 00 | Jan 24, 1989 | Nov 4, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 11, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-467-00548 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-467-00548 → 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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