TEXAS · WELLS · CROCKETT COUNTY · COUCH "A" LEASE · API 42-105-37073 · DISTRICT 6E
Couch A #5
Crockett County · Ozona SW. (Strawn) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
- Fields on the latest permit · any of 2
- Ozona, NE. (Canyon Sand) · Ozona, SW. (Strawn)
- Not one formation; the well must be completed in one of them, and no target formation is stated.
Couch A #5 (API 42-105-37073) is a well in Crockett County operated by Scout Energy Management LLC, completed November 11, 1995 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in November 1, 2016.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 20, 1995, permitted to 8,800 ft.
It was permitted by Union Pacific Resources Company and has since transferred to Scout Energy Management LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Strawn.
Its lease has reported 34.2K mcf of gas since November 1995, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Union Pacific Resources Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 22, 2025
- Permits on file
- 483
- Phone
- (972) 277-1397
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Scout Energy Management LLC |
| Production reports | Scout Energy Management LLCthrough Oct 2016 |
| Latest permit | Union Pacific Resources CompanyOct 20, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 20, 1995
- last permit issued
- Nov 11, 1995
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 34.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1996 THROUGH Oct 2016
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 11, 1995
- Shut in
- Nov 1, 2016
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Couch "A" G-9-157201 | Ozona, SW. (Strawn) | Scout Energy Management LLC | 1 | 0 | 34.2K | Nov 1995 – Oct 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.
- 1Union Pacific Resources CompanyJan 1996 → Jan 2001
- 2Rme Petroleum CompanyFeb 2001 → Nov 2002
- 3Anadarko E&P Company LPDec 2002 → Dec 2012
- 4Anadarko E&P Onshore LLCJan 2013 → Oct 2013
- 5Epic Permian Operating, LLCSep 2016 → Oct 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 441012-99 | Drill | Union Pacific Resources Company | Oct 18, 1995 | Oct 20, 1995 | Oct 27, 1995 | 10,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 1995 | Couch A G-9-157201 | Ozona SW. (Strawn) | Scout Energy Management LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Nov 1, 2016 | 8,800 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,496 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Strawn | 8,630 | -6,134 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,631 | 8,723 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,227 | 11 | 300 S |
| 2.875 | 8,800 | 7.875 | 875 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | May 8, 1996 | Feb 6, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 15, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-105-37073 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-105-37073 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it. The University Lands library has no per-well link: then paste it into its 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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