WELL · 42-161-34168 · DISTRICT 5
Richardson Letha M. #5
Freestone County · Mann North (Cotton Valley Sd.) field · Producing · Vertical
Richardson Letha M. #5 (API 42-161-34168) is a well in Freestone County operated by AP Operating Inc., completed February 28, 2009 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 21, 2008, permitted to 9,850 ft.
It was permitted by Lacy Operations, Ltd. and has since transferred to AP Operating Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Goodland, B/Massive Anhydrite, Pettit, Travis Peak.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Lacy Operations, Ltd.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Richardson, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 3 permits on file · (972) 342-7791
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | AP Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | AP Operating, Inc.through Feb 2026 |
| Latest permit | Lacy Operations, Ltd.Jul 21, 2008 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,850
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 21, 2008
- last permit issued
- Feb 28, 2009
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 530K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2009 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 28, 2009
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richardson, Letha M. G-5-247797 | Mann, North (Cotton Valley Sd.) | AP Operating, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 530K | Feb 2009 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 4,230 · prior 12 7,700(-45%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Lacy Operations, Ltd.Feb 2009 → Dec 2010
- 2R. Lacy Services, Ltd.Jan 2011 → Mar 2018
- 3Downs Operating Company, LLCApr 2018 → May 2020
- 4AP Operating, Inc.Jun 2020 → Feb 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 662865-99 | Drill | Lacy Operations, Ltd. | May 23, 2008 | Jul 21, 2008 | Dec 14, 2008 | 9,850 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-247797 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 447 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| GoodlandGOODLAND LIMESTONE | 4,910 | -4,463 |
| B/Massive Anhydrite | 6,338 | -5,891 |
| Pettit | 6,939 | -6,492 |
| Travis Peak | 7,120 | -6,673 |
| Cotton Valley | 8,864 | -8,417 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,006 | 9,220 | Perforated |
| 9,278 | 9,588 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 770 | 12.25 | 400 S |
| 5.5 | 9,755 | 8.75 | 950 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 18, 2009 | Mar 17, 2009 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 10, 2009 | — | — |
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 42-161-34168 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-161-34168 → 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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