WELL · 42-467-00973 · DISTRICT 5
Gilbert H. C. 43 #4
Van Zandt County · Van (Pecan Gap) field · Vertical
Gilbert H. C. 43 #4 (API 42-467-00973) is a plugged well in Van Zandt County, plugged August 14, 2008, last operated by Union Oil Company Of California.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1989 and 2001, permitted to 2,958 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Nacotosh, Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk.
Its 2 leases have reported 88.4K barrels of oil and 202K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in August 2018. The leases carry 14 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Union Oil Company of California
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 18, 2020
- Permits on file
- 2,336
- Phone
- (866) 212-1212
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Union Oil Company of California |
| Production reports | Union Oil Company of Californiathrough Jul 2008 |
| Latest permit | Union Oil Company of CaliforniaJan 16, 2001 |
- 2,958
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 16, 2001
- last permit issued
- Feb 7, 2001
- completed
- 88.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 202K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 7, 2001
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 14, 2008
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert, H. C. 43 O-5-3275 | Van (Austin Chalk) | Union Oil Company of California | 7 | 34.3K | 138K | Jan 1993 – Aug 2018 |
| Gilbert, H. C. 43 O-5-3706 | Van (Pecan Gap) | Union Oil Company of California | 7 | 54.2K | 64K | Oct 2000 – Sep 2008 |
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.
- 1Union Oil Company of CaliforniaJan 1993 → Jul 2008
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 502710-99 | Recompletion | Union Oil Company of California | Dec 6, 2000 | Jan 16, 2001 | Jan 22, 2001 | 2,150 |
| 356188-99 | Recompletion | Union Expl. Partners, Ltd. | Feb 21, 1989 | Feb 21, 1989 | — | 2,958 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-5-3275 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-5-3706 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 514 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Nacotosh | 1,100 | -586 |
| Pecan Gap | 1,765 | -1,251 |
| Austin Chalk | 2,178 | -1,664 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,820 | 1,830 | Perforated |
| 1,855 | 1,865 | Perforated |
| 2,178 | 2,394 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 303 | 12.5 | 367 S |
| 7 | 2,508 | 9.5 | 400 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 | Apr 23, 2001 | Feb 13, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 8, 2001 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 2, 1989 | Mar 29, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | May 24, 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 42-467-00973 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-467-00973 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 0
- bbl, all reported
- —
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000114121 | UIC Permit | Plugged Aug 21, 2008 | 0 | 0 | 2,704–2,706 |
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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