WELL · 42-481-33392 · DISTRICT 3
Franz J. H. #4
Wharton County · Magnet Withers (Heterostegina) field · Vertical
Franz J. H. #4 (API 42-481-33392) is a well in Wharton County operated by Apache Corporation, completed May 27, 1995.
The RRC has issued 4 drilling permits (amended once) between 1990 and 2010, permitted to 5,812 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Margulina, Field Sand, Magnet Withers.
Its 4 leases have reported 363K barrels of oil and 658K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 9 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 3, 2025
- Permits on file
- 9,756
- Phone
- (713) 954-5500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Apache Corporation |
| Production reports | Orx Resources, L.L.C.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Apache CorporationFeb 23, 2010 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,812
- total depth, ft
- 5
- permits on file
- Feb 23, 2010
- last permit issued
- May 27, 1995
- completed
- 363K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 658K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 27, 1995
- 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 4 leases this well is completed on; they carry 9 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J H Franz G-3-255247 | Magnet Withers (Miocene 4150) | Orx Resources, L.L.C. | 1 | 0 | 77.2K | Jan 2010 – Jul 2026 |
| Franz, J. H. O-3-2881 | Magnet Withers | Orx Resources, L.L.C. | 7 | 363K | 291K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Franz, J. H. G-3-155408 | Magnet Withers (Heterostegina) | Apache Corporation | 1 | 0 | 289K | May 1995 – Jan 2010 |
| — O-3-20765 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 264 · prior 12 353(-25%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 65 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Apache CorporationJan 1993 → Jun 2016
- 2White Oak Operating Company LLCAug 2016 → Apr 2023
- 3Orx Resources, L.L.C.May 2023 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 690329-99 | Recompletion | Apache Corporation | Jan 26, 2010 | Feb 23, 2010 | Jan 14, 2010 | 5,801 |
| 438205-99 | Recompletion | Apache Corporation | Jul 26, 1995 | Aug 21, 1995 | May 25, 1995 | 5,530 |
| 387427-99 | Recompletion | Apache Corporation | May 2, 1991 | May 8, 1991 | Apr 11, 1991 | 5,801 |
| 374706-98 | Drill | Apache Corporation | Jul 27, 1990 | Jun 19, 1990 | — | 5,812 |
| 374706-99 | Drill | Apache Corporation | Jun 19, 1990 | Jun 19, 1990 | — | 5,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-155408 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-255247 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-2881 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-20765 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 74 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Margulina | 5,463 | -5,389 |
| Field Sand | 5,540 | -5,466 |
| Magnet Withers | 5,540 | -5,466 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,136 | 4,144 | Perforated |
| 5,124 | 5,130 | Perforated |
| 5,541 | 5,544 | Perforated |
| 5,653 | 5,657 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,589 | 13.125 | 865 S |
| 9.625 | 1,589 | 13.5 | 865 S |
| 5.5 | 5,800 | 8.75 | 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 | Jun 29, 2010 | Mar 1, 2010 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 8, 2010 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 7, 1995 | Sep 7, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 2, 1995 | — | — |
| 00 | May 28, 1991 | May 2, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | May 14, 1991 | Aug 9, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 16, 1990 | Aug 9, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 5, 1990 | — | — |
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 42-481-33392 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-33392 → 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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