WELL · 42-131-37223 · DISTRICT 4
Drought K.L. #5
Duval County · Charamousca West (3350) field · Shut IN · Vertical
Drought K.L. #5 (API 42-131-37223) is a well in Duval County operated by Eliteenergyholdings LLC, completed April 20, 1989 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 13, 1989, permitted to 3,600 ft.
It was permitted by Harvey Brothers Oil & Gas and has since transferred to Eliteenergyholdings LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Miranda, Yegua, Sparta, Queen City.
Its lease has reported 86.1K barrels of oil and 89.2K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 8 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Harvey Brothers Oil & Gas; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Beeville, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · (361) 254-3737
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Eliteenergyholdings LLC |
| Production reports | Los Hijos de Sanchez J LLCthrough Dec 2025 |
| Latest permit | Harvey Brothers Oil & GasApr 13, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 13, 1989
- last permit issued
- Apr 20, 1989
- completed
- 86.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 89.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 20, 1989
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 8 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drought, K.L. O-4-11452 | Charamousca, West (3350) | Eliteenergyholdings LLC | 8 | 86.1K | 89.2K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 344 · prior 12 598(-42%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Harvey Brothers Oil & GasJan 1993 → Dec 1999
- 2Wallis Energy, Inc.Jan 2000 → Aug 2012
- 3Dorado Oil CompanySep 2001 → Apr 2003
- 4Sequoia Management II, LLCSep 2012 → May 2013
- 5Geiser Operating, Inc.Jun 2013 → Jun 2015
- 6Arcturus Well Services LLCJul 2015 → Dec 2018
- 7L.T.D. Explorations Inc.Sep 2019 → Mar 2025
- 8Los Hijos de Sanchez J LLCNov 2025 → Dec 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 358081-99 | Drill | Harvey Brothers Oil & Gas | Apr 13, 1989 | Apr 13, 1989 | — | 3,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-4-11452 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 373 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miranda | 1,250 | -877 |
| Yegua | 2,150 | -1,777 |
| SpartaSPARTA SD | 2,925 | -2,552 |
| Queen City | 3,300 | -2,927 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,280 | 3,286 | Perforated |
| 3,291 | 3,298 | Perforated |
| 3,302 | 3,306 | Perforated |
| 3,304 | 3,306 | Perforated |
| 3,310 | 3,314 | Perforated |
| 3,320 | 3,323 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 117 | 12.5 | 65 S |
| 5.5 | 3,620 | 7.875 | 310 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 28, 1989 | May 16, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 1, 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 42-131-37223 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-131-37223 → 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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