WELL · 42-081-31730 · DISTRICT 7
Walker Unit #5
Coke County · Jameson (Strawn) field · Vertical
Walker Unit #5 (API 42-081-31730) is a plugged well in Coke County, plugged October 5, 2016, last operated by Katsco Energy Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued December 16, 1996, permitted to 6,500 ft.
It was permitted by Gruy Petroleum Management CO. and has since transferred to Katsco Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Strawn.
Its lease has reported 31.1K barrels of oil and 59.4K mcf of gas since February 1997, last reporting in November 2016. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Gruy Petroleum Management Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Round Rock, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 11 permits on file · (512) 415-4327
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Katsco Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Katsco Energy, Inc.through May 2013 |
| Latest permit | Gruy Petroleum Management Co.Dec 16, 1996 |
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
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 16, 1996
- last permit issued
- Feb 4, 1997
- completed
- 31.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 59.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1997 THROUGH Nov 2016
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 4, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 5, 2016
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walker Unit O-9-14582 | Jameson (Strawn) | Katsco Energy, Inc. | 3 | 31.1K | 59.4K | Feb 1997 – Nov 2016 |
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.
- 1Gruy Petroleum Management Co.Mar 1997 → Jul 1998
- 2Katsco Energy, Inc.Apr 2000 → Mar 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 456237-98 | Drill | Gruy Petroleum Management Co. | May 16, 1997 | Dec 16, 1996 | Dec 20, 1996 | 6,100 |
| 456237-99 | Drill | Gruy Petroleum Management Co. | Dec 12, 1996 | Dec 16, 1996 | — | 6,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-14582 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,923 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Strawn | 6,012 | -4,089 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,012 | 6,024 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 434 | 11 | 195 S |
| 4.5 | 6,098 | 7.875 | 660 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 25, 1997 | May 12, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 10, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-081-31730 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-081-31730 → 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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