WELL · 42-475-30620 · DISTRICT 8
Howe Gas Unit No. 4 #1
Ward County · Howe (Devonian) field · Vertical
Howe Gas Unit NO. 4 #1 (API 42-475-30620) is a plugged well in Ward County, plugged July 23, 1988, last operated by Exxon Corp..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 6, 1991, permitted to 12,650 ft.
It was permitted by Amber Energy, Inc. and has since transferred to Exxon Corp. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Amber Energy, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 3, 2003 · 19,549 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Exxon Corp. |
| Production reports | Abraxas Petroleum Corporationthrough Feb 2025 |
| Latest permit | Amber Energy, Inc.Nov 6, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,650
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 6, 1991
- last permit issued
- Mar 9, 1974
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.53M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 9, 1974
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 23, 1988
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howe Gas Unit #4 G-10-141021 | Howe (Devonian) | Abraxas Petroleum Corporation | 1 | 0 | 4.53M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 8,105(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Enertex, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jul 1994
- 2Abraxas Production CorporationAug 1994 → Jan 1996
- 3Abraxas Petroleum CorporationFeb 1996 → Feb 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 393321-99 | Reenter | Amber Energy, Inc. | Oct 25, 1991 | Nov 6, 1991 | Dec 27, 1991 | 12,650 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-10-141021 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,274 | 12,543 | Perforated |
| 12,310 | 12,543 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,625 | 17.5 | 2,300 S |
| 10.75 | 9,700 | 12.25 | 1,960 S |
| 3.5 | 10,616 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 12,650 | 6.5 | 750 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 | May 17, 1993 | Mar 24, 1993 | — |
| 00 | Jun 9, 1992 | Mar 17, 1992 | — |
| 00 | Apr 8, 1992 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 8, 1988 | Feb 1, 1988 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 12, 1974 | — |
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 42-475-30620 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-475-30620 → 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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