WELL · 42-481-32500 · DISTRICT 3
Pierce Estate J #4
Wharton County · Pierce Ranch (4900) field · Vertical
Pierce Estate J #4 (API 42-481-32500) is a well in Wharton County operated by Mcgowan Working Partners Inc., completed October 1, 1986.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 9, 1983, permitted to 6,800 ft.
It was permitted by Richards Producing Company and has since transferred to Mcgowan Working Partners Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Frio, Vicksburg.
Its 2 leases have reported 557K barrels of oil and 663K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 17 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit.
Operator of record
Permitted by Richards Producing Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Jackson, MS · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · 60 permits on file · (800) 224-4572
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | McGowan Working Partners Inc. |
| Production reports | McGowan Working Partners, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Richards Producing CompanyMay 9, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 9, 1983
- last permit issued
- Oct 1, 1986
- completed
- 557K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 663K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 1, 1986
- 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 17 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierce Ranch N 4900 Unit O-3-24336 | Pierce Ranch (4900) | McGowan Working Partners, Inc. | 14 | 476K | 570K | May 2003 – Jul 2026 |
| Pierce Estate "J" O-3-16480 | Pierce Ranch (4900) | McGowan Working Partners, Inc. | 3 | 81K | 92.7K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2003 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 11,496 · prior 12 10,822(+6%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 13,053 · prior 12 11,358(+15%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Armour Resource Holdings, Ltd.Jan 1993 → Jun 1994
- 2Shanghai Energy CorporationJul 1994 → Oct 2000
- 3McGowan Working Partners, Inc.Apr 2001 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 193800-99 | Drill | Richards Producing Company | May 9, 1983 | May 9, 1983 | — | 6,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-16480 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-24336 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 95 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,080 | 4,133 | Perforated |
| 4,910 | 4,913 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,033 | 12.25 | 460 S |
| 9.625 | 1,033 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 4,778 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 5,047 | — | — |
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, 2003 | Oct 21, 1986 | — |
| 00 | Nov 19, 1986 | Oct 21, 1986 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 8, 1983 | — |
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 42-481-32500 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-32500 → 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
- 4.57M
- bbl, all reported
- Jun 2025
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000061445 | W-14 Disposal | Active | 3,000 | 250 | 4,010–4,133 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
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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