WELL · 42-039-31882 · DISTRICT 3
I.P. Farms #5
Brazoria County · Chocolate Bayou S.(13 200 Frio) field · Directional
I.P. Farms #5 (API 42-039-31882) is a plugged well in Brazoria County, plugged November 20, 2025, last operated by Rutherford Oil Corporation.
The RRC has issued 4 drilling permits between 1983 and 1998, permitted to 15,200 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Anahuac, Frio, Shale In Frio.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 18, 2023
- Permits on file
- 287
- Phone
- (713) 622-5555
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Rutherford Oil Corporation |
| Production reports | Elliott Oil & Gas Operating Co.through Apr 2024 |
| Latest permit | Rutherford Oil CorporationApr 22, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 15,200
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Apr 22, 1998
- last permit issued
- Jun 15, 1983
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.66M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 15, 1983
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 20, 2025
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 5 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farms, I. P. G-3-168629 | Chocolate Bayou, S. (12900 Frio) | Elliott Oil & Gas Operating Co. | 1 | 0 | 653K | Apr 1998 – Jul 2026 |
| Farms, I. P. G-3-162899 | Chocolate Bayou, S. (13100 Frio) | Rutherford Oil Corporation | 1 | 0 | 1M | Dec 1996 – Apr 1998 |
| I.P. Farms G-3-136470 | Chocolate Bayou, S. (12600 Frio) | Rutherford Oil Corporation | 1 | 0 | 1.34K | Jan 1993 – Dec 1996 |
| — G-3-106282 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| — G-3-106283 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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.
- 1Rutherford Oil CorporationJan 1993 → May 1999
- 2Elliott Oil & Gas CompanyJan 2001 → Aug 2002
- 3Elliott Oil & Gas Operating Co.May 2006 → Apr 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 475512-99 | Recompletion | Rutherford Oil Corporation | Apr 22, 1998 | Apr 22, 1998 | Apr 16, 1998 | 13,058 |
| 453664-99 | Recompletion | Rutherford Oil Corporation | Oct 10, 1996 | Oct 10, 1996 | Oct 21, 1996 | 15,000 |
| 380620-99 | Recompletion | Rutherford Oil Corporation | Nov 5, 1990 | Nov 20, 1990 | Oct 6, 1990 | 14,800 |
| 187258-99 | Drill | Rutherford Oil Corporation | Mar 2, 1983 | Mar 2, 1983 | — | 15,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-106282 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-106283 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-136470 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-162899 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-168629 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 34 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)BASE MIOCENE | 7,400 | -7,366 |
| AnahuacTOP ANAHUAC | 7,400 | -7,366 |
| AnahuacTOP ANAHUAC SHALE | 7,400 | -7,366 |
| FrioTOP FRIO | 9,450 | -9,416 |
| FrioFRIO (SHALE) | 14,750 | -14,716 |
| Shale in Frio | 14,750 | -14,716 |
| Shale in Frio | 14,802 | -14,768 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,613 | 12,618 | Perforated |
| 12,934 | 12,946 | Perforated |
| 13,170 | 13,176 | Perforated |
| 13,220 | 13,254 | Perforated |
| 14,150 | 14,194 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 497 | 26 | 960 S |
| 13.375 | 7,236 | 17.5 | 1,915 S |
| 9.625 | 11,917 | 12.25 | 760 S |
| 2.375 | 13,159 | — | — |
| 7.625 | 13,556 | 10 | 895 S |
| 2.375 | 14,050 | — | — |
| 4.5 | — | — | — |
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 | Jul 21, 1998 | May 13, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 7, 1998 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 6, 1997 | Jan 16, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | May 30, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 13, 1991 | Nov 2, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 16, 1991 | — | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 12, 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 42-039-31882 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-039-31882 → 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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