WELL · 42-505-31427 · DISTRICT 4
Asche #4
Zapata County · Charco (9900) field · Vertical
Asche #4 (API 42-505-31427) is a plugged well in Zapata County, plugged December 4, 2003, last operated by Houston Exploration Company The.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1981 and 1995, permitted to 10,500 ft.
It was permitted by Transtexas Gas Corporation and has since transferred to Houston Exploration Company The on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Yegua, Sparta, Queen City, Wilcox.
Operator of record
Houston Exploration Company The
Permitted by Transtexas Gas Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 1, 2007
- Permits on file
- 824
- Phone
- (713) 830-6900
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Houston Exploration Company The |
| Production reports | Houston Exploration Company, Thethrough Jan 2000 |
| Latest permit | Transtexas Gas CorporationSep 26, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 26, 1995
- last permit issued
- Nov 2, 1995
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 193K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 2003
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 2, 1995
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 4, 2003
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 2 leases 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asche G-4-156601 | Charco (9900) | Houston Exploration Company, The | 1 | 0 | 132K | Nov 1995 – Dec 2003 |
| Asche G-4-99359 | Charco (9200) | Transtexas Gas Corporation | 1 | 0 | 60.7K | Jan 1993 – Nov 1995 |
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.
- 1Transamerican Natural Gas Corp.Jan 1993 → Jul 1993
- 2Transtexas Gas CorporationAug 1993 → Jun 1996
- 3Houston Exploration Company, TheJul 1996 → Jan 2000
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 440268-99 | Recompletion | Transtexas Gas Corporation | Sep 26, 1995 | Sep 26, 1995 | Sep 7, 1995 | 10,500 |
| 139798-99 | Drill | GHR Energy Corp. | Nov 6, 1981 | Nov 6, 1981 | — | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-99359 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-156601 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 387 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yegua | 1,550 | -1,163 |
| Sparta | 3,000 | -2,613 |
| Queen City | 3,400 | -3,013 |
| WilcoxUPPER WILCOX | 6,070 | -5,683 |
| WilcoxLOWER WILCOX | 8,000 | -7,613 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,157 | 9,302 | Perforated |
| 9,842 | 9,882 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,010 | 14.75 | 900 S |
| 7.625 | 8,273 | 9.875 | 700 S |
| 2.875 | 8,914 | — | — |
| 5 | 10,285 | 6.75 | 400 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 4, 1996 | Nov 16, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 6, 1982 | — |
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 42-505-31427 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-31427 → 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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