WELL · 42-121-32745 · DISTRICT 9
Olex U. S. #5
Denton County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Vertical
Olex U. S. #5 (API 42-121-32745) is a plugged well in Denton County, plugged November 18, 2021, last operated by Briley Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 20, 2005, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by Spindletop Oil & Gas Company and has since transferred to Briley Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Marble Falls, Barnett.
Operator of record
Permitted by Spindletop Oil & Gas Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Abilene, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · (817) 713-8818
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Briley Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Spindletop Oil & Gas Companythrough Jun 2021 |
| Latest permit | Spindletop Oil & Gas CompanyDec 20, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 20, 2005
- last permit issued
- May 9, 2006
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 393K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2006 THROUGH Apr 2022
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 9, 2006
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 18, 2021
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olex U. S. G-13-220157 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Briley Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 393K | May 2006 – Apr 2022 |
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.
- 1Spindletop Oil & Gas CompanyMay 2006 → Jun 2021
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 611197-99 | Drill | Spindletop Oil & Gas Company | Dec 16, 2005 | Dec 20, 2005 | Mar 10, 2006 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-220157 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 715 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Marble Falls | 7,530 | -6,815 |
| BarnettBARNETT SHALE | 7,912 | -7,197 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,572 | 8,741 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,125 | 12.25 | 500 S |
| 5.5 | 8,780 | 7.875 | 300 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 | Feb 27, 2007 | Aug 21, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 16, 2006 | — | — |
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 42-121-32745 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-121-32745 → 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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