WELL · 42-013-34868 · DISTRICT 1
Esse-Smith Ranch Unit A #5H
Atascosa County · Eagleville (Eagle Ford-1) field · Producing · Horizontal
Esse-Smith Ranch Unit A #5H (API 42-013-34868) is a horizontal well in Atascosa County operated by Marathon Oil EF LLC, completed December 10, 2015 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued November 21, 2013, permitted to 17,500 ft.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Anacacho, Austin Chalk, Bartosh, Carrizo.
Its lease has reported 1.22M barrels of oil and 1.81M mcf of gas since June 2011, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 26, 2025
- Permits on file
- 3,191
- Phone
- (832) 486-2737
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Marathon Oil EF LLC |
| Production reports | Marathon Oil EF LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Marathon Oil EF LLCNov 21, 2013 |
- 17,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 21, 2013
- last permit issued
- Dec 10, 2015
- completed
- 1.22M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.81M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2011 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 10, 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 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esse-Smith Ranch Unit A O-1-15650 | Eagleville (Eagle Ford-1) | Marathon Oil EF LLC | 5 | 1.22M | 1.81M | Jun 2011 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 11,932 · prior 12 20,909(-43%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 6,795 · prior 12 18,084(-62%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Hilcorp Energy CompanyAug 2011 → Oct 2011
- 2Marathon Oil EF LLCNov 2011 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 772849-98 | Drill | Marathon Oil EF LLC | Dec 17, 2013 | Nov 21, 2013 | Jan 17, 2014 | 17,500 |
| 772849-99 | Drill | Marathon Oil EF LLC | Oct 30, 2013 | Nov 21, 2013 | Jan 17, 2014 | 17,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-15650 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 373 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| AnacachoANACACHO - H2S | 10,723 | -10,350 |
| Austin ChalkAUSTIN CHALK - H2S, DISPOSAL | 10,915 | -10,542 |
| Bartosh | — | — |
| Carrizo | — | — |
| EscondidoESCONDIDO - H2S, DISPOSAL | — | — |
| NavarroNAVARRO - H2S | — | — |
| OlmosOLMOS - DISPOSAL | — | — |
| Queen City | — | — |
| Reklaw | — | — |
| WilcoxWILCOX - DISPOSAL | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,229 | 16,955 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 5,358 | 12.25 | 1,920 S |
| 5.5 | 17,100 | 8.5 | 2,010 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 | Sep 16, 2016 | Sep 9, 2016 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 26, 2014 | Jun 20, 2014 | — |
| 00 | Jun 20, 2014 | May 7, 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 42-013-34868 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-013-34868 → 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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