WELL · 42-143-30640 · DISTRICT 7
Indianola Railroad #5
Erath County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Vertical
Indianola Railroad #5 (API 42-143-30640) is a plugged well in Erath County, plugged May 20, 2024, last operated by Alaron Energy Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1980 and 2008, permitted to 3,900 ft.
It was permitted by Cumming Company, Inc. The and has since transferred to Alaron Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Strawn, Conglomerate, Marble Falls, Barnett.
Operator of record
Permitted by Cumming Company, Inc. The; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Irving, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 2 permits on file · (325) 340-1077
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Alaron Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Cumming Company, Inc. Thethrough Mar 2015 |
| Latest permit | Cumming Company, Inc. TheSep 17, 2008 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,900
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 17, 2008
- last permit issued
- May 29, 2009
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 177K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 2024
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 29, 2009
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 20, 2024
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianola Railroad G-13-252466 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Alaron Energy, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 95.6K | May 2009 – May 2024 |
| Indianola Railroad G-8-89060 | Indianola (Marble Falls) | Cumming Company, Inc. The | 1 | 0 | 81.2K | Jan 1993 – Jun 2009 |
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.
- 1Sun-Key Oil Co., Inc.Jan 1993 → Jun 2008
- 2Cumming Company, Inc. TheJun 2009 → Mar 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 669346-99 | Recompletion | Cumming Company, Inc. The | Aug 19, 2008 | Sep 17, 2008 | Oct 7, 2008 | 3,900 |
| 78457-99 | Drill | Texas Pacific Oil Company, Inc. | Apr 16, 1980 | Apr 16, 1980 | — | 3,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-89060 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-13-252466 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,308 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Strawn | 1,942 | -634 |
| Conglomerate | 3,249 | -1,941 |
| Marble FallsMARBLE FALLS/DUFFER | 3,624 | -2,316 |
| BarnettBARNETT SHALE | 3,825 | -2,517 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,298 | 3,334 | Perforated |
| 3,789 | 3,848 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 833 | 12.25 | 400 S |
| 2.375 | 3,247 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 3,680 | 7.875 | 520 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 | Jan 22, 2010 | Jul 14, 2009 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 6, 2009 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 14, 1980 | — |
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 42-143-30640 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-143-30640 → 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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