WELL · 42-507-32162 · DISTRICT 1
Howett #4
Zavala County · Dos Arroyos (San Miguel) field · Vertical
Howett #4 (API 42-507-32162) is a well in Zavala County operated by Acorn Oil & Gas LLC, completed March 1, 1986.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 4, 1985, permitted to 5,300 ft.
It was permitted by Arendale & Lowe and has since transferred to Acorn Oil & Gas LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Top Of Cretaceous, Olmos, San Miguel, Top Of Dos Arroyos Sd..
Its 2 leases have reported 38.6K barrels of oil and 56 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Arendale & Lowe; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Iraan, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · (830) 261-1196
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Acorn Oil & Gas LLC |
| Production reports | Downing Well Service, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Arendale & LoweOct 4, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 4, 1985
- last permit issued
- Mar 1, 1986
- completed
- 38.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 56
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 1, 1986
- 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 2 leases 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howett, M. O-1-15881 | Dos Arroyos (San Miguel) | Downing Well Service, Inc. | 1 | 10.3K | 0 | Jun 2012 – Jul 2026 |
| Howett O-1-5226 | Dos Arroyos (San Miguel) | Acorn Oil & Gas, LLC | 4 | 28.3K | 56 | Jan 1993 – Dec 2024 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 604 · prior 12 390(+55%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Retama Oil CorporationJan 1993 → Aug 1997
- 2V/J Oil CompanyMar 2005 → May 2009
- 3Civron Petroleum Res., LLCJun 2009 → Jan 2021
- 4Overstreet, Jamie LFeb 2021 → Apr 2024
- 5Acorn Oil & Gas, LLCJan 2022 → Apr 2023
- 6Nails Operating Company LLCMay 2023 → Sep 2025
- 7Downing Well Service, Inc.Oct 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 286719-99 | Drill | Arendale & Lowe | Oct 3, 1985 | Oct 4, 1985 | — | 5,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-5226 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-1-15881 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 690 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Top of Cretaceous | 3,050 | -2,360 |
| OlmosTOP OF OLMOS | 4,088 | -3,398 |
| San MiguelTOP OF SAN MIGUEL | 4,870 | -4,180 |
| Top of Dos Arroyos Sd. | 5,024 | -4,334 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,025 | 5,041 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,397 | 12.25 | 640 S |
| 4.5 | 5,186 | 7.875 | 920 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 | Jun 27, 2012 | Mar 24, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 16, 1986 | Mar 24, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 8, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-507-32162 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-507-32162 → 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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