WELL · 42-081-31438 · DISTRICT 7
Schuch #5
Coke County · Schuch (Caddo Lime) field · Vertical
Schuch #5 (API 42-081-31438) is a plugged well in Coke County, plugged December 14, 1993, last operated by Wilson WM. B. Exploration Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 16, 1987, permitted to 6,500 ft.
It was permitted by Fox Drilling, Inc. and has since transferred to Wilson WM. B. Exploration Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Palo Pinto, Capps, Goen, Gardnon.
Its lease has reported 1.56K barrels of oil and 40.2K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in February 1995. The lease carries 12 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Wilson Wm. B. Exploration Inc.
Permitted by Fox Drilling, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 6, 1999 · 15 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Wilson Wm. B. Exploration Inc. |
| Production reports | Wilson, Wm. B. Exploration Inc.through Nov 1994 |
| Latest permit | Fox Drilling, Inc.Mar 16, 1987 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 16, 1987
- last permit issued
- May 15, 1987
- completed
- 1.56K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 40.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 1995
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 15, 1987
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 14, 1993
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 12 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schuch O-9-11025 | Schuch (Caddo Lime) | Wilson, Wm. B. Exploration Inc. | 12 | 1.56K | 40.2K | Jan 1993 – Feb 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.
- 1MCD, Inc.Jan 1993 → Aug 1993
- 2Wilson, Wm. B. Exploration Inc.Oct 1993 → Aug 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 327076-99 | Drill | Fox Drilling, Inc. | Feb 25, 1987 | Mar 16, 1987 | Apr 15, 1987 | 6,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-11025 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,219 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Palo Pinto | 5,245 | -3,026 |
| Capps | 5,505 | -3,286 |
| Goen | 5,775 | -3,556 |
| Gardnon | 6,005 | -3,786 |
| Caddo | 6,232 | -4,013 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,262 | 6,268 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 416 | 12.25 | 254 S |
| 4.5 | 6,287 | 7.875 | 115 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 | Jun 16, 1987 | Jun 5, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 11, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-081-31438 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-081-31438 → 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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