WELL · 42-175-31229 · DISTRICT 2
Riggs Gertrude #5
Goliad County · Karen Beauchamp (2700) field · Vertical
Riggs Gertrude #5 (API 42-175-31229) is a plugged well in Goliad County, plugged May 21, 2018, last operated by Paramont Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1979 and 1986, permitted to 2,960 ft.
It was permitted by Morgan & Riggs Producing, Inc. and has since transferred to Paramont Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Morgan & Riggs Producing, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Austin, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 1, 2023 · 1 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Paramont Inc. |
| Production reports | Paramont, Inc.through Oct 1994 |
| Latest permit | Morgan & Riggs Producing, Inc.Sep 26, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,960
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 26, 1986
- last permit issued
- Oct 26, 1979
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 35.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 26, 1979
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 21, 2018
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riggs, Gertrude G-2-85075 | Karen Beauchamp (2700) | Paramont, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 35.9K | Jan 1993 – May 2018 |
| Riggs, Gertrude G-2-122211 | Karen Beauchamp (2100) | Paramont, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – May 2018 |
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.
- 1Rutta, JimJan 1993 → Jan 1994
- 2Paramont, Inc.Feb 1994 → Oct 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 320947-99 | Recompletion | Morgan & Riggs Producing, Inc. | Sep 23, 1986 | Sep 26, 1986 | — | 2,960 |
| 53164-99 | Drill | Honcho International Corp. | Jul 18, 1979 | Jul 18, 1979 | — | 2,960 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-85075 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-122211 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,209 | 2,211 | Perforated |
| 2,704 | 2,708 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 105 | 12.25 | 585 S |
| 2.875 | 2,850 | 7.875 | 500 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 | Oct 24, 1986 | Oct 10, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 13, 1986 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Nov 15, 1979 | — |
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 42-175-31229 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-175-31229 → 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.
New to these records? How to read a well page · API numbers · completion reports and tops · why production is by lease
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/wells/17531229, documented in the API reference.