WELL · 42-499-31591 · DISTRICT 6
Herring Estate #4
Wood County · Quitman N.E. (Travis Peak) field · Producing · Vertical
Herring Estate #4 (API 42-499-31591) is a well in Wood County operated by Southwest Operating Inc.-Tyler, completed March 25, 1988 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued December 22, 1987, permitted to 9,201 ft.
It was permitted by Lehnertz, G. M. and has since transferred to Southwest Operating Inc.-Tyler on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including T Pecan, T Austin, T Sub-Clarksville, Woodbine.
Its lease has reported 32.8K barrels of oil and 317K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Southwest Operating Inc.-Tyler
Permitted by Lehnertz, G. M.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Tyler, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 63 permits on file · (903) 530-1563
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Southwest Operating Inc.-Tyler |
| Production reports | Southwest Operating, Inc.-Tylerthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Lehnertz, G. M.Dec 22, 1987 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,201
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 22, 1987
- last permit issued
- Mar 25, 1988
- completed
- 32.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 317K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 25, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: 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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herring Estate O-6-12339 | Quitman, N.E. (Travis Peak) | Southwest Operating, Inc.-Tyler | 1 | 32.8K | 317K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 233 · prior 12 52(+348%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Lehnertz, G. M.Jan 1993 → Dec 1998
- 2Lehnertz-Faulkner, Inc.Jan 1999 → Sep 2016
- 3Southwest Operating, Inc.-TylerMar 2021 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 340479-98 | Drill | Lehnertz, G. M. | Apr 12, 1988 | Dec 22, 1987 | — | 9,201 |
| 340479-99 | Drill | Lehnertz, G. M. | Dec 21, 1987 | Dec 22, 1987 | — | 9,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-6-12339 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 467 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| T Pecan | 2,543 | -2,076 |
| T Austin | 3,960 | -3,493 |
| T Sub-Clarksville | 4,350 | -3,883 |
| WoodbineTOP WOODBINE | 4,470 | -4,003 |
| BS Massive Anhyd. | 8,115 | -7,648 |
| Travis PeakTOP TRAVIS PEAK | 8,666 | -8,199 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,673 | 8,868 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 810 | 11 | 140 S |
| 5.5 | 9,205 | 7.875 | 200 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 13, 1988 | Apr 11, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | May 11, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-499-31591 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-499-31591 → 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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