WELL · 42-493-31986 · DISTRICT 1
Schiffers Ranch #4
Wilson County · Marcelina Creek (Buda) field · Vertical
Schiffers Ranch #4 (API 42-493-31986) is a well in Wilson County operated by Loma Vista Farms, completed June 4, 1987.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1987 and 1988, permitted to 7,400 ft.
It was permitted by Watco Energy, Inc. and has since transferred to Loma Vista Farms on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Wilcox, Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford, Buda.
Its lease has reported 121K barrels of oil and 16.1K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Watco Energy, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Floresville, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2019 · 1 permits on file · (830) 393-2397
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Loma Vista Farms |
| Production reports | First Light Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Watco Energy, Inc.Feb 4, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,400
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 4, 1988
- last permit issued
- Jun 4, 1987
- completed
- 121K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 16.1K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 4, 1987
- 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 lease this well is completed on; they carry 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LVF Schiffers O-1-11969 | Marcelina Creek (Austin Chalk) | First Light Operating, LLC | 5 | 121K | 16.1K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 14,829 · prior 12 10,742(+38%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 4,436 · prior 12 3,050(+45%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Watco Energy, Inc.Jan 1993 → Nov 1993
- 2Loma Vista FarmsDec 1993 → Jun 2019
- 3First Rock, Inc.Jul 2019 → Jun 2025
- 4First Light Operating, LLCJul 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 342153-99 | Recompletion | Watco Energy, Inc. | Feb 2, 1988 | Feb 4, 1988 | — | 7,390 |
| 328897-99 | Drill | Watco Energy, Inc. | Apr 13, 1987 | Apr 15, 1987 | — | 7,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-11969 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 445 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Wilcox | 1,730 | -1,285 |
| Austin Chalk | 6,722 | -6,277 |
| Austin Chalk | 6,800 | -6,355 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 7,237 | -6,792 |
| Buda | 7,313 | -6,868 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,214 | 7,218 | Perforated |
| 7,224 | 7,228 | Perforated |
| 7,318 | 7,390 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,654 | 12.25 | 585 S |
| 4.5 | 7,318 | 7.875 | 1,145 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 | Mar 3, 1988 | Feb 12, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 23, 1988 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 19, 1987 | Jun 12, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 18, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-493-31986 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-493-31986 → 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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