WELL · 42-161-31356 · DISTRICT 5
Northen Gas Unit #5
Freestone County · Reed (Travis Peak) field · Vertical
Northen Gas Unit #5 (API 42-161-31356) is a well in Freestone County operated by El Paso Production Company, completed March 26, 1998.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1996 and 2004, permitted to 9,900 ft.
It was permitted by Hunt Petroleum Corporation and has since transferred to El Paso Production Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including BMA, Pettit, Travis Peak.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Hunt Petroleum Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 12, 2005
- Permits on file
- 248
- Phone
- (713) 420-2600
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | EL Paso Production Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Hunt Petroleum CorporationJan 27, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,900
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jan 27, 2004
- last permit issued
- Mar 26, 1998
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 727K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 26, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northen Gas Unit G-5-200853 | Reed (Rodessa) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 534K | Mar 2004 – Jul 2026 |
| Northen Gas Unit G-5-183661 | Reed (Pettit) | Hunt Petroleum Corporation | 1 | 0 | 0 | Apr 2000 – Mar 2004 |
| Northen Gas Unit G-5-159727 | Reed (Travis Peak) | EL Paso Production Company | 1 | 0 | 192K | Aug 1996 – Jan 2002 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 26,964 · prior 12 17,638(+53%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Sonat Exploration Company -TylerAug 1996 → Dec 1999
- 2EL Paso Production CompanyJan 2000 → Jan 2001
- 3Hunt Petroleum CorporationMar 2004 → Nov 2008
- 4XTO Energy Inc.Dec 2008 → Dec 2023
- 5Hilcorp Energy CompanyJan 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 541331-99 | Recompletion | Hunt Petroleum Corporation | Jan 28, 2004 | Jan 27, 2004 | Feb 25, 2004 | 7,780 |
| 493205-99 | Recompletion | EL Paso Production Company | Mar 17, 2000 | Mar 17, 2000 | Mar 23, 2000 | 8,120 |
| 447245-99 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Apr 19, 1996 | Apr 19, 1996 | May 8, 1996 | 9,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-159727 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-5-183661 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-5-200853 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 481 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| BMA | 7,144 | -6,663 |
| Pettit | 7,813 | -7,332 |
| Travis Peak | 8,007 | -7,526 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,260 | 7,280 | Perforated |
| 7,319 | 7,324 | Perforated |
| 7,817 | 7,820 | Perforated |
| 7,835 | 7,841 | Perforated |
| 8,231 | 8,444 | Perforated |
| 9,400 | 9,548 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,015 | 12.25 | 660 S |
| 4.5 | 9,877 | 7.875 | 1,250 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 | May 22, 2025 | May 14, 2025 | — |
| 00 | Jun 8, 2004 | Mar 22, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | May 7, 2004 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 12, 2001 | Jul 23, 2001 | — |
| 00 | Aug 13, 2001 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 8, 1998 | May 5, 1998 | — |
| 00 | Sep 26, 1996 | Aug 30, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 11, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-161-31356 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-161-31356 → 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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