WELL · 42-495-32617 · DISTRICT 8
Brown-Altman Cons Gas Unit No. 8 #4
Winkler County · Emperor (Devonian) field · Vertical
Brown-Altman Cons Gas Unit NO. 8 #4 (API 42-495-32617) is a plugged well in Winkler County, plugged October 31, 2025, last operated by Hilcorp Energy Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued December 10, 1996, permitted to 9,800 ft.
It was permitted by Exxon Corp. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 9 formation tops, including Rustler, Grayburg, Wichita-Albany, Wolfcamp.
Operator of record
Permitted by Exxon Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 27, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,454
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Exxon Mobil Corporationthrough Apr 2003 |
| Latest permit | Exxon Corp.Dec 10, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,800
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Dec 10, 1996
- last permit issued
- May 18, 2018
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 705K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 1997 THROUGH Oct 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 18, 2018
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 31, 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown-Altman Cons Gas Unit No. 8 G-10-163446 | Emperor (Devonian) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 705K | Mar 1997 – Oct 2025 |
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.
- 1Exxon Corp.May 1997 → Mar 2000
- 2Exxon Mobil CorporationApr 2000 → Apr 2003
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 456128-97 | Drill | Exxon Corp. | Jan 28, 1997 | Dec 10, 1996 | Feb 16, 1997 | 9,800 |
| 456128-98 | Drill | Exxon Corp. | Jan 15, 1997 | Dec 10, 1996 | — | 9,800 |
| 456128-99 | Drill | Exxon Corp. | Dec 10, 1996 | Dec 10, 1996 | — | 9,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-10-163446 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,829 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rustler | 734 | 2,095 |
| Grayburg | 3,290 | -461 |
| Wichita-Albany | 6,932 | -4,103 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,550 | -4,721 |
| Barnett | 7,788 | -4,959 |
| MississippianMISSISSIPPI LIME | 7,948 | -5,119 |
| Woodford | 8,446 | -5,617 |
| Deconian Lime | 9,001 | -6,172 |
| Devonian | 9,001 | -6,172 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,974 | 9,165 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 667 | 17.5 | 395 S |
| 9.625 | 3,851 | 12.25 | 1,360 S |
| 7 | 8,974 | 8.75 | 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 13, 2018 | Jul 5, 2018 | — |
| 00 | Jul 21, 1997 | Apr 28, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 11, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-495-32617 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-495-32617 → 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.
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