WELL · 42-179-30943 · DISTRICT 10
Doss -A- #5-A
Gray County · Panhandle Gray County Field field · Vertical
Doss -A- #5-A (API 42-179-30943) is a well in Gray County operated by Watson Operating Company, completed February 18, 1983.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 19, 1981, permitted to 3,340 ft.
It was permitted by Herrmann, G. C. Company and has since transferred to Watson Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Dolomite, Granite Wash.
Its lease has reported 6.54K barrels of oil and 367K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 7 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Herrmann, G. C. Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Pampa, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 9, 2004 · 25 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Watson Operating Company |
| Production reports | Ponderosa TX Operating LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Herrmann, G. C. CompanyMay 19, 1981 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,340
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 19, 1981
- last permit issued
- Feb 18, 1983
- completed
- 6.54K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 367K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 18, 1983
- 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 7 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doss O-14-5511 | Panhandle Gray County Field | Ponderosa TX Operating LLC | 7 | 6.54K | 367K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 6,089 · prior 12 0
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 67 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Caldwell Production Co. Inc.Jan 1993 → Mar 2007
- 2Gryphon Production Company, LLCApr 2007 → Aug 2008
- 3Legacy Reserves Operating LPJun 2009 → Jan 2018
- 4Ponderosa TX Operating LLCFeb 2018 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 118576-99 | Drill | Herrmann, G. C. Company | May 19, 1981 | May 19, 1981 | Feb 20, 1982 | 3,340 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-14-5511 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,231 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Dolomite | 2,750 | 481 |
| Granite Wash | 2,924 | 307 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,836 | 3,258 | Perforated |
| 3,084 | 3,258 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 608 | 13.875 | 350 S |
| 2.375 | 3,200 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 3,330 | 7.875 | 175 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 | Dec 8, 1988 | Jul 19, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Dec 5, 1988 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 28, 1986 | Jul 19, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 10, 1983 | — |
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 42-179-30943 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-179-30943 → 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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