WELL · 42-131-38431 · DISTRICT 4
Southwest Texas Corp. #5
Duval County · Longhorn South field · Vertical
Southwest Texas Corp. #5 (API 42-131-38431) is a plugged well in Duval County, plugged July 18, 2011, last operated by Newman Operating Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued August 9, 2000, permitted to 6,600 ft.
It was permitted by Live Oak Reserves, Inc. and has since transferred to Newman Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Frio, Jackson, Yequa.
Operator of record
Permitted by Live Oak Reserves, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Freer, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 68 permits on file · (361) 394-5516
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Newman Operating Company |
| Production reports | Live Oak Reserves, Inc.through Jul 2002 |
| Latest permit | Live Oak Reserves, Inc.Aug 9, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,600
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 9, 2000
- last permit issued
- Dec 30, 2000
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 37.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2000 THROUGH Jul 2011
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 30, 2000
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 18, 2011
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Texas Corp. G-4-180560 | Longhorn, South | Newman Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 37.4K | Dec 2000 – Jul 2011 |
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.
- 1Live Oak Reserves, Inc.Dec 2000 → Jul 2002
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 498299-98 | Drill | Live Oak Reserves, Inc. | Jan 12, 2001 | Aug 9, 2000 | Aug 16, 2000 | 6,600 |
| 498299-99 | Drill | Live Oak Reserves, Inc. | Aug 9, 2000 | Aug 9, 2000 | — | 6,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-180560 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 382 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,740 | 5,744 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,603 | 12.25 | 421 S |
| 4.5 | 6,616 | 7.875 | 415 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 | Apr 4, 2001 | Jan 11, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 6, 2001 | — | — |
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 42-131-38431 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-131-38431 → 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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