WELL · 42-495-31871 · DISTRICT 8
Walton J. B. #4
Winkler County · Kermit (Yates) field · Vertical
Walton J. B. #4 (API 42-495-31871) is a plugged well in Winkler County, plugged September 7, 2005, last operated by Hartman Doyle.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1984 and 1990, permitted to 3,200 ft.
It was permitted by Southland Royalty Company and has since transferred to Hartman Doyle on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Cretaceous, Yates, Queen.
Operator of record
Permitted by Southland Royalty Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 3, 2006 · 2 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hartman Doyle |
| Production reports | Hartman, Doylethrough Apr 2005 |
| Latest permit | Southland Royalty CompanyApr 12, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,200
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 12, 1990
- last permit issued
- Jan 20, 1990
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 68K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 2005
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 20, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 7, 2005
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walton, J. B. G-10-134102 | Kermit (Yates) | Hartman, Doyle | 1 | 0 | 68K | Jan 1993 – Sep 2005 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Southland Royalty CompanyJan 1993 → Feb 1996
- 2Meridian Oil Inc.Mar 1996 → May 1996
- 3Hartman, DoyleJun 1996 → Apr 2005
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 371962-99 | Recompletion | Southland Royalty Company | Apr 9, 1990 | Apr 12, 1990 | — | 3,200 |
| 261744-99 | Drill | Southland Royalty Company | Dec 19, 1984 | Dec 19, 1984 | Apr 26, 1985 | 3,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-10-134102 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,848 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,460 | 2,520 | Perforated |
| 2,934 | 3,090 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 600 | 12.25 | 375 S |
| 5.5 | 3,200 | 7.875 | 1,325 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, 1990 | Apr 10, 1990 | — |
| 00 | May 2, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 13, 1985 | Jul 29, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Aug 9, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-495-31871 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-495-31871 → 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.
New to these records? How to read a well page · API numbers · completion reports and tops · why production is by lease
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/wells/49531871, documented in the API reference.