WELL · 42-151-31873 · DISTRICT 7
Young J. B. -C- #5A
Fisher County · Pardue (Canyon) field · Vertical
Young J. B. -C- #5A (API 42-151-31873) is a plugged well in Fisher County, plugged May 6, 2003, last operated by Winn Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1984 and 1993, permitted to 4,700 ft.
It was permitted by Merit Energy Company and has since transferred to Winn Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Canyon.
Its lease has reported 112K barrels of oil and 1.2K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 15 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Merit Energy Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Kilgore, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 23, 2026
- Permits on file
- 1
- Phone
- (903) 984-3443
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Winn Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Winn Operating, LLCthrough Dec 2025 |
| Latest permit | Merit Energy CompanyDec 27, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,700
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 27, 1993
- last permit issued
- Oct 24, 1984
- completed
- 112K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 24, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 6, 2003
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 15 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young, J. B. -C- O-8-1845 | Pardue (Canyon) | Winn Operating, LLC | 15 | 112K | 1.2K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 633 · prior 12 889(-29%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Merit Energy CompanyJan 1993 → Feb 1997
- 2Ambrit Energy Corp.Mar 1997 → May 1999
- 3Castle Exploration Company, IncJun 1999 → May 2002
- 4Delta Exploration Company, Inc.Jun 2002 → Mar 2003
- 5H & R Well Services Inc.Apr 2003 → Jan 2004
- 6Double M Petroproperties, Inc.Feb 2004 → Dec 2011
- 7Urban Oil & Gas Group, LLCJan 2012 → Jan 2023
- 8Winn Operating, LLCFeb 2023 → Dec 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 419663-99 | Other | Merit Energy Company | Dec 23, 1993 | Dec 27, 1993 | Sep 16, 1993 | 4,500 |
| 248522-99 | Drill | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Abilene | Aug 15, 1984 | Aug 15, 1984 | — | 4,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-1845 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-1845 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,801 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Canyon | 4,420 | -2,619 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,420 | 4,435 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 215 | 12.5 | 200 S |
| 8.625 | 225 | 12.5 | 200 S |
| 5.5 | 4,500 | 7.875 | 900 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 | Mar 25, 1994 | Nov 12, 1993 | — |
| 00 | Jan 11, 1994 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 15, 1985 | Nov 2, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 1, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-151-31873 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-151-31873 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 99
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 272K
- bbl, all reported
- Nov 2002
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000053528 | H-1 Injection | Plugged Jun 12, 2003 | 0 | 0 | 4,420–0 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 99 · prior 12 1,571(-94%)
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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