TEXAS · WELLS · WICHITA COUNTY · PRESTON LEASE · API 42-485-45106 · DISTRICT 7C
Preston #4
Wichita County · K-M-A (Ellenburger) field · Producing · Vertical
Preston #4 (API 42-485-45106) is a well in Wichita County operated by R2q Operating LLC, completed October 5, 2011 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 7, 2011, permitted to 4,780 ft.
It was permitted by Texas Energy Operations, LC and has since transferred to R2q Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Gunsight, KMA.
Its lease has reported 60.3K barrels of oil since October 2011, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Texas Energy Operations, LC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Iowa Park, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 12, 2025
- Permits on file
- 38
- Phone
- (940) 228-1500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | R2Q Operating LLC |
| Production reports | R2Q Operating LLCthrough Nov 2024 |
| Latest permit | Texas Energy Operations, LCJul 7, 2011 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,780
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 7, 2011
- last permit issued
- Oct 5, 2011
- completed
- 60.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2011 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 5, 2011
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston O-13-32159 | K-M-A (Ellenburger) | R2Q Operating LLC | 2 | 60.3K | 0 | Oct 2011 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 682(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Texas Energy Operations, LCOct 2011 → Dec 2019
- 2R2Q Operating LLCJan 2020 → Nov 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 719633-99 | Drill | Texas Energy Operations, LC | Jul 5, 2011 | Jul 7, 2011 | Aug 13, 2011 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 2011 | Preston O-13-32159 | K-M-A (Ellenburger) | R2Q Operating LLC | Producing | 4,780 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,089 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,412 | 4,490 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.625 | 62 | 12.25 | 75 S |
| 5.5 | 4,764 | 7.875 | 850 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 | Aug 8, 2012 | Feb 15, 2012 | Yes |
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 42-485-45106 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-485-45106 → 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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