TEXAS · WELLS · CROCKETT COUNTY · COUCH 30 LEASE · API 42-105-38416 · DISTRICT 6E
Couch 30 #16
Crockett County · Ozona NE. (Canyon Sand) field · Producing · Vertical
Couch 30 #16 (API 42-105-38416) is a well in Crockett County operated by Scout Energy Management LLC, completed September 30, 2000 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 29, 2000, permitted to 6,168 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 2 formation tops, including Base Cretaceous (marker), Canyon.
Its lease has reported 390K mcf of gas since September 2000, last reporting volume in 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 Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Union Pacific Resources CompanyAug 29, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,168
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 29, 2000
- last permit issued
- Sep 30, 2000
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 390K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2000 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 30, 2000
- Shut in
- —
- 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 30 G-9-179794 | Ozona, NE. (Canyon Sand) | Scout Energy Management LLC | 1 | 0 | 390K | Sep 2000 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 17,313 · prior 12 14,970(+16%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Nov 2000 → Jul 2016
- 2FDL Operating, LLCAug 2016 → Oct 2018
- 3Epic Permian Operating, LLCNov 2018 → Jan 2025
- 4Scout Energy Management LLCFeb 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 498712-99 | Drill | Union Pacific Resources Company | Aug 22, 2000 | Aug 29, 2000 | Aug 25, 2000 | 7,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2000 | Couch 30 G-9-179794 | Ozona NE. (Canyon Sand) | Scout Energy Management LLC | Producing | 6,168 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,504 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Base Cretaceous (marker)BASE CRETACEOUS | 1,804 | 700 |
| CanyonCANYON (UPPER) | 6,308 | -3,804 |
| CanyonCANYON (LOWER) | 6,844 | -4,340 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,350 | 6,451 | Perforated |
| 6,627 | 6,950 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 915 | 11 | 280 S |
| 4.5 | 7,065 | 7.875 | 350 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 | Feb 6, 2001 | Nov 6, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 6, 2000 | — | — |
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 42-105-38416 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-105-38416 → 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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