WELL · 42-049-35156 · DISTRICT 7
Byler H. #5
Brown County · Byler H (Marble Falls) field · Vertical
Byler H. #5 (API 42-049-35156) is a plugged well in Brown County, plugged April 25, 2024, last operated by Cxl Energy LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 26, 1989, permitted to 2,700 ft.
It was permitted by Expanding Energy Corporation and has since transferred to Cxl Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Fry, Caddo, Marble Falls, Mississippian.
Its lease has reported 1.38K barrels of oil and 20 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Expanding Energy Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Canada · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · (512) 595-6469
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | CXL Energy LLC |
| Production reports | Harvest Petroleum Inc.through Aug 2018 |
| Latest permit | Expanding Energy CorporationApr 26, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 26, 1989
- last permit issued
- Jun 12, 1989
- completed
- 1.38K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 20
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 12, 1989
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 25, 2024
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byler, H. O-8-25157 | Byler H (Marble Falls) | CXL Energy LLC | 3 | 1.38K | 20 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Pillows, Burl A.Jan 1993 → Jul 2002
- 2IpactMar 2003 → Oct 2003
- 3D.J. & T. EnergyJul 2007 → Jan 2009
- 4Friendly Energy Services, Inc.Apr 2010 → Dec 2011
- 5Hay Creek Investments, L.L.C.Sep 2014 → Jan 2018
- 6Harvest Petroleum Inc.Aug 2018 → Aug 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 358520-99 | Drill | Expanding Energy Corporation | Apr 24, 1989 | Apr 26, 1989 | — | 2,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-25157 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,547 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Fry | 1,300 | 247 |
| Caddo | 1,750 | -203 |
| Marble Falls | 2,330 | -783 |
| Mississippian | 2,700 | -1,153 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,340 | 2,350 | Perforated |
| 2,356 | 2,362 | Perforated |
| 2,370 | 2,380 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 176 | 12.25 | 105 S |
| 4.5 | 2,449 | 7.875 | 70 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 | Aug 16, 1989 | Jun 28, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 1, 1989 | — | — |
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 42-049-35156 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-049-35156 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 0
- bbl, all reported
- Apr 1995
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000073043 | H-1 Injection | Plugged May 3, 2024 | 600 | 800 | 2,340–2,380 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
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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