WELL · 42-165-38438 · DISTRICT 8
Goen 23E #5H
Gaines County · Dempsey Creek (San Andres) field · Shut IN · Horizontal
Goen 23e #5H (API 42-165-38438) is a horizontal well in Gaines County operated by Thresher Energy Inc., completed February 5, 2017 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued August 26, 2016, permitted to 4,650 ft.
It was permitted by Elk Meadows Resources LLC and has since transferred to Thresher Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Canyon, Devonian, Leonard, Mississippian.
Its lease has reported 39K barrels of oil since February 2017, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Elk Meadows Resources LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · (713) 993-0774
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Thresher Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Elk Meadows Resources LLCthrough Jan 2020 |
| Latest permit | Elk Meadows Resources LLCAug 26, 2016 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,650
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 26, 2016
- last permit issued
- Feb 5, 2017
- completed
- 39K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2017 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 5, 2017
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goen 23E O-11-70591 | Dempsey Creek (San Andres) | Thresher Energy, Inc. | 1 | 39K | 0 | Feb 2017 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Elk Meadows Resources LLCFeb 2017 → Jan 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 818025-98 | Drill | Elk Meadows Resources LLC | Dec 8, 2016 | Aug 26, 2016 | Dec 18, 2016 | 4,650 |
| 818025-99 | Drill | Elk Meadows Resources LLC | Aug 25, 2016 | Aug 26, 2016 | Dec 18, 2016 | 4,650 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-70591 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,401 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Canyon | — | — |
| Devonian | — | — |
| Leonard | — | — |
| Mississippian | — | — |
| San Angelo | — | — |
| Silurian (undifferentiated)SILURIAN | — | — |
| Spraberry | — | — |
| Strawn | — | — |
| Wichita-AlbanyWICHITA ALBANY | — | — |
| Wolfcamp | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,982 | 9,724 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,700 | 12.25 | 870 S |
| 5.5 | 9,866 | 7.875 | 2,330 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 | Aug 18, 2017 | Jun 12, 2017 | Yes |
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 42-165-38438 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-38438 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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