WELL · 42-507-33156 · DISTRICT 1
Howett #4H
Zavala County · Briscoe Ranch (Eagleford) field · Producing · Horizontal
Howett #4H (API 42-507-33156) is a horizontal well in Zavala County operated by Buffco Production Inc., completed March 12, 2015 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 17, 2014, permitted to 6,524 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Escondido, Olmos, San Miguel, Anachacho.
Its lease has reported 3.11M barrels of oil and 1.29M mcf of gas since October 2011, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 15 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Longview, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 14, 2025
- Permits on file
- 397
- Phone
- (903) 988-8199
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Buffco Production Inc. |
| Production reports | Buffco Production Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Buffco Production Inc.Jun 17, 2014 |
- 6,524
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 17, 2014
- last permit issued
- Mar 12, 2015
- completed
- 3.11M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.29M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2011 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 12, 2015
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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; they carry 15 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howett O-1-15772 | Briscoe Ranch (Eagleford) | Buffco Production Inc. | 15 | 3.11M | 1.29M | Oct 2011 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 69,353 · prior 12 81,613(-15%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 33,890 · prior 12 37,211(-9%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Buffco Production Inc.Oct 2011 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 787059-99 | Drill | Buffco Production Inc. | May 14, 2014 | Jun 17, 2014 | Nov 18, 2014 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2015 | Howett O-1-15772 | Briscoe Ranch (Eagleford) | Buffco Production Inc. | Producing | 6,524 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 712 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Escondido | 3,118 | -2,406 |
| EscondidoESCONDIDO - DISPOSAL | 3,118 | -2,406 |
| Olmos | 4,125 | -3,413 |
| San Miguel | 4,804 | -4,092 |
| Anachacho | 5,200 | -4,488 |
| Austin Chalk | 5,626 | -4,914 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 6,100 | -5,388 |
| Eagle FordUPPER EAGLEFORD | 6,100 | -5,388 |
| Eagle FordUPPER EAGLEFORD SHALE | 6,100 | -5,388 |
| Eagle FordLOWER EAGLEFORD | 6,266 | -5,554 |
| Eagle FordLOWER EAGLEFORD SHALE | 6,266 | -5,554 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,480 | 14,382 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,732 | 12.25 | 870 S |
| 5.5 | 14,334 | 8.75 | 2,630 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 | Oct 27, 2015 | Oct 22, 2015 | — |
| 00 | Jun 26, 2015 | Mar 3, 2015 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 12, 2015 | Oct 6, 2014 | Yes |
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 42-507-33156 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-507-33156 → 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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