WELL · 42-067-00097 · DISTRICT 6
Frost A. E. Unit #5WS
Cass County · Frost (Smackover) field · Vertical
Frost A. E. Unit #5WS (API 42-067-00097) is a plugged well in Cass County, plugged July 16, 2004, last operated by Valence Operating Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 29, 2014, permitted to 5,100 ft.
It was permitted by Sulphur River Exploration, Inc. and has since transferred to Valence Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Wilcox, Nacatoch, Woodbine.
Its 2 leases have reported 328K barrels of oil and 377K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 6 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sulphur River Exploration, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Kingwood, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 4, 2026 · 990 permits on file · (281) 359-3659
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Valence Operating Company |
| Production reports | Sulphur River Exploration, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Sulphur River Exploration, Inc.Sep 29, 2014 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,100
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 29, 2014
- last permit issued
- Feb 2, 1964
- completed
- 328K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 377K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 2, 1964
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 16, 2004
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost Waterflood Unit O-6-15312 | Frost (Smackover) | Sulphur River Exploration, Inc. | 5 | 314K | 168K | Aug 2014 – Jul 2026 |
| Frost, A. E., Unit O-6-5008 | Frost (Smackover) | Valence Operating Company | 1 | 13.9K | 209K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2006 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 31,638 · prior 12 31,292(+1%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 11,716 · prior 12 14,102(-17%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Vintage Petroleum, Inc.Sep 1994 → Jul 1999
- 2Valence Operating CompanySep 1999 → Jul 2002
- 3Sulphur River Exploration, Inc.Aug 2014 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 796123-99 | Recompletion | Sulphur River Exploration, Inc. | Sep 11, 2014 | Sep 29, 2014 | Oct 8, 2014 | 5,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-6-5008 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-6-15312 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 271 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,472 | 3,492 | Perforated |
| 3,512 | 3,522 | Perforated |
| 3,560 | 3,570 | Perforated |
| 9,660 | 9,758 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 157 | 17.5 | 150 S |
| 9.625 | 3,898 | 12.25 | 1,000 S |
| — | 3,898 | — | 1,100 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 | May 15, 2015 | Feb 5, 2015 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 3, 1964 | — |
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 42-067-00097 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-067-00097 → 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
- —
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000114129 | H-1 Injection | Not activated | 10,000 | 4,830 | 9,660–9,910 |
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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