WELL · 42-073-30753 · DISTRICT 6
Ousley J. W. #5
Cherokee County · Gallatin (Wolfe City) field · Vertical
Ousley J. W. #5 (API 42-073-30753) is a plugged well in Cherokee County, plugged September 20, 1994, last operated by Hopewell Operating Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 19, 1988, permitted to 3,700 ft.
It was permitted by Rbd-Shelby Agency and has since transferred to Hopewell Operating Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Wilcox, Austin Chalk, Wolfe City.
Its lease has reported 1.77K barrels of oil and 17 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in January 1995. The lease carries 7 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by RBD-Shelby Agency; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Shreveport, LA · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 118 permits on file · (800) 256-2390
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hopewell Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | Hopewell Operating, Inc.through Jun 1994 |
| Latest permit | RBD-Shelby AgencyAug 19, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 19, 1988
- last permit issued
- Oct 18, 1988
- completed
- 1.77K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 17
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 1995
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 18, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 20, 1994
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 7 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ousley, J. W. O-6-5472 | Gallatin (Wolfe City) | Hopewell Operating, Inc. | 7 | 1.77K | 17 | Jan 1993 – Jan 1995 |
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.
- 1Shelby, Michael H.Jan 1993 → Jan 1994
- 2Hopewell Operating, Inc.Feb 1994 → Jun 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 350354-99 | Drill | RBD-Shelby Agency | Aug 19, 1988 | Aug 19, 1988 | Aug 29, 1988 | 3,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-6-5472 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 268 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Wilcox | 1,498 | -1,230 |
| Austin Chalk | 3,140 | -2,872 |
| Wolfe City | 3,534 | -3,266 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,534 | 3,567 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 275 | 12.25 | 160 S |
| 7 | 3,686 | 8.75 | 1,438 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 9, 1989 | Dec 5, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 23, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-073-30753 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-073-30753 → 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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