WELL · 42-163-32788 · DISTRICT 1
Pals Ranch #5
Frio County · Horizontal
Pals Ranch #5 (API 42-163-32788) is a permitted horizontal well in Frio County filed by Sien Operating Company, LLC; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended twice) between 1990 and 2010, permitted to 10,500 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Anacacho, Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 380K barrels of oil and 80.4K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in May 2023. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
San Antonio, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 11, 2022 · 5 permits on file · (210) 410-0273
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Sien Operating Company, LLCthrough Apr 2020 |
| Latest permit | Sien Operating Company, LLCDec 14, 2010 |
- 10,500
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Dec 14, 2010
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 380K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 80.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- 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 lease this well is completed on; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pals Ranch O-1-12379 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | Sien Operating Company, LLC | 4 | 380K | 80.4K | Jan 1993 – May 2023 |
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.
- 1Christico Petroleum CompanyJan 1993 → Apr 1995
- 2McEna Inc.May 1995 → Jul 1998
- 3Okla. Magic Circle Energy Corp.Aug 1998 → Nov 2001
- 4Ram Operating, Inc.Dec 2001 → Aug 2008
- 5Roc Operating, Inc.Sep 2008 → Oct 2008
- 6Ram Operating Company, Inc.Nov 2008 → May 2010
- 7Sien Operating Company, LLCJun 2010 → Apr 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 706413-99 | Recompletion | Sien Operating Company, LLC | Dec 6, 2010 | Dec 14, 2010 | — | 7,700 |
| 375973-97 | Drill | Christico Petroleum Company | Sep 18, 1990 | Jul 26, 1990 | — | 10,023 |
| 375973-98 | Drill | Christico Petroleum Company | Aug 3, 1990 | Jul 26, 1990 | Aug 3, 1990 | 10,500 |
| 375973-99 | Drill | Christico Petroleum Company | Jul 26, 1990 | Jul 26, 1990 | — | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-12379 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 437 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Anacacho | 6,717 | -6,280 |
| Austin Chalk | 6,940 | -6,503 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,722 | 10,071 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 755 | 14.75 | 1,170 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 31, 1991 | Sep 17, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 14, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-163-32788 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-163-32788 → 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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