WELL · 42-131-37195 · DISTRICT 4
Hoffman -A- #5A
Duval County · Martin Ranch (5100) field · Vertical
Hoffman -A- #5A (API 42-131-37195) is a plugged well in Duval County, plugged January 28, 2019, last operated by Sedco Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1989 and 2000, permitted to 6,700 ft.
It was permitted by Texas Southern Petroleum Corp. and has since transferred to Sedco Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Tinney, Hockely, Hockley.
Its 3 leases have reported 9.41K barrels of oil and 107K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 6 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Texas Southern Petroleum Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Canyon Lake, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 29, 2025 · (210) 389-2836
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sedco Operating LLC |
| Production reports | LTS Oil & Gas Athrough Aug 2010 |
| Latest permit | Texas Southern Petroleum Corp.Oct 26, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,700
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 26, 2000
- last permit issued
- May 13, 1995
- completed
- 9.41K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 107K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 13, 1995
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 28, 2019
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoffman -A- G-4-179905 | Martin Ranch (5100) | Sedco Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 107K | Nov 1998 – Jul 2026 |
| Hoffman -A- O-4-12957 | Martin Ranch (Hockley 5450) | LTS Oil & Gas A | 2 | 0 | 0 | Feb 2000 – Jul 2026 |
| Hoffman, Harold O-4-11529 | Martin Ranch (Hockley 5450) | Texas Southern Petroleum Corp. | 3 | 9.41K | 24 | Jan 1993 – Feb 2001 |
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.
- 1Hunter Petroleum Inc.Jan 1993 → Dec 1993
- 2Saratoga Resources, Inc.Jan 1994 → Jun 1994
- 3Lobo Operating, Inc.Jul 1994 → Mar 1996
- 4Prime Operating CompanyJun 1996 → Jan 2000
- 5Texas Southern Petroleum Corp.Feb 2000 → Mar 2008
- 6LTS Oil & Gas AApr 2008 → Aug 2010
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500715-99 | Recompletion | Texas Southern Petroleum Corp. | Oct 12, 2000 | Oct 26, 2000 | May 12, 1995 | 5,660 |
| 355971-99 | Drill | Hunter & Hada | Feb 13, 1989 | Feb 14, 1989 | — | 6,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-179905 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-11529 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-12957 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 318 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Tinney | 5,120 | -4,802 |
| Hockely | 5,445 | -5,127 |
| Hockley | 5,445 | -5,127 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,280 | 5,287 | Perforated |
| 5,459 | 5,465 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 701 | 12.5 | 230 S |
| 4.5 | 5,640 | 7.875 | 1,132 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 1, 2001 | Oct 26, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 13, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | Oct 13, 2000 | Mar 8, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 20, 1989 | Mar 8, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 23, 1989 | — | — |
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 42-131-37195 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-131-37195 → 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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