WELL · 42-475-04088 · DISTRICT 8
Sealy Smith Foundation #4
Ward County · Monahans (Wolf.-Ellen. Cons) field · Shut IN · Vertical
Sealy Smith Foundation #4 (API 42-475-04088) is a well in Ward County operated by Occidental Permian Ltd., completed March 18, 1981 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in April 1, 2011.
The RRC has issued 4 drilling permits between 1977 and 1998, permitted to 10,406 ft.
It was permitted by Altura Energy Ltd. and has since transferred to Occidental Permian Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
Its 2 leases have reported 2.86M barrels of oil and 19.1M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 49 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Altura Energy Ltd.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 2, 2026
- Permits on file
- 6,251
- Phone
- (713) 215-7000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Occidental Permian Ltd.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Altura Energy Ltd.May 6, 1998 |
- 10,406
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- May 6, 1998
- last permit issued
- Mar 18, 1981
- completed
- 2.86M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 19.1M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 18, 1981
- Shut in
- Apr 1, 2011
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 49 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sealy Smith Foundation O-10-36549 | Monahans (Wolf.-Ellen., Cons) | Occidental Permian Ltd. | 41 | 2.81M | 18M | Jan 2001 – Jul 2026 |
| Sealy Smith Foundation O-10-10833 | Monahans (Devonian) | Occidental Permian Ltd. | 8 | 48.1K | 1.13M | Jan 1993 – Mar 2002 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 378,801 · prior 12 276,646(+37%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 56,400 · prior 12 46,082(+22%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Shell Western E&P Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 1997
- 2Altura Energy Ltd.Mar 1997 → Apr 2000
- 3Occidental Permian Ltd.May 2000 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 475971-99 | Recompletion | Altura Energy Ltd. | May 4, 1998 | May 6, 1998 | — | 10,406 |
| 131116-99 | Other | Shell Oil Company | Aug 25, 1981 | Aug 25, 1981 | — | 10,406 |
| 123076-99 | Other | Shell Oil Company | May 26, 1981 | May 26, 1981 | — | 10,406 |
| 10798-99 | Other | Shell Oil Company | Oct 27, 1977 | Oct 27, 1977 | — | 10,406 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 1981 | Sealy Smith Foundation O-10-36549 | Monahans (Wolf.-Ellen. Cons) | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Shut IN · shut in Apr 1, 2011 | 10,406 |
| Mar 18, 1981 | Sealy Smith Foundation O-10-10833 | Monahans (Devonian) | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Not on Schedule | — |
| — | Sealy Smith Foundation O-10-4405 | Monahans (Fusselman) | Altura Energy Ltd. | Not on Schedule | — |
| — | Sealy Smith Foundation O-10-4404 | Monahans (Ellenburger) | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Not on Schedule | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,658 | 7,918 | Perforated |
| — | 8,316 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 71 | — | 100 S |
| 10.75 | 3,341 | — | 2,800 S |
| 2.875 | 8,198 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 10,195 | — | 1,000 S |
| 2 | 10,406 | — | — |
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 | Mar 14, 2001 | May 29, 1981 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 29, 1981 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 27, 1977 | — |
| 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 42-475-04088 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-475-04088 → 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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