WELL · 42-703-30281 · DISTRICT 2
State Tract 629-L SW/4 #4
Matgrda IS-LB County · Matagorda Block 629 (4300) field · Producing · Vertical
State Tract 629-L SW/4 #4 (API 42-703-30281) is a well in Matgrda IS-LB County operated by White Marlin Operating CO LLC, completed November 14, 1982 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 18, 1983, permitted to 5,487 ft.
It was permitted by Kirby Exploration Company and has since transferred to White Marlin Operating CO LLC on the wellbore schedule.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Kirby Exploration Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 32 permits on file · (713) 935-2325
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | White Marlin Operating Co LLC |
| Production reports | White Marlin Operating Co, LLCthrough Nov 2023 |
| Latest permit | Kirby Exploration CompanyMay 18, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,487
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 18, 1983
- last permit issued
- Nov 14, 1982
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 350K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 14, 1982
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Tract 629-L SW/4 G-2-106159 | Matagorda Block 629 (4300) | White Marlin Operating Co, LLC | 1 | 0 | 350K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1American Exploration CompanyJan 1993 → Oct 1995
- 2White Marlin Operating Co, LLCAug 2022 → Nov 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 164388-99 | Drill | Kirby Exploration Company | May 18, 1983 | May 18, 1983 | — | 5,487 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-106159 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,873 | 4,921 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 188 | — | 500 S |
| 10.75 | 1,501 | 13.5 | 200 S |
| 2.375 | 4,748 | — | — |
| 7 | 5,487 | 9.875 | 700 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 5, 1983 | — |
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 42-703-30281 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-703-30281 → 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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