WELL · 42-199-31812 · DISTRICT 3
Fountain Fee #5
Hardin County · Saratoga West field · Shut IN · Vertical
Fountain Fee #5 (API 42-199-31812) is a well in Hardin County operated by Saratoga Production Company LLC, completed January 10, 1983 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 29, 1982, permitted to 7,859 ft.
It was permitted by Gulf Oil Corp.-Kilgore and has since transferred to Saratoga Production Company LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 36K barrels of oil and 133K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Saratoga Production Company LLC
Permitted by Gulf Oil Corp.-Kilgore; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Sourlake, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 71 permits on file · (409) 287-1277
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Saratoga Production Company LLC |
| Production reports | Crimson Exploration Inc.through Mar 2006 |
| Latest permit | Gulf Oil Corp.-KilgoreNov 29, 1982 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,859
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 29, 1982
- last permit issued
- Jan 10, 1983
- completed
- 36K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 133K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 10, 1983
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fountain Fee O-3-15680 | Saratoga, West | Saratoga Production Company LLC | 4 | 36K | 133K | Jan 1993 – 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.
- 1Pennzoil Petroleum CompanyJan 1993 → Nov 1994
- 2Transoil, Inc.Dec 1994 → May 1996
- 3Westco Producing CompanyJun 1996 → Aug 1997
- 4Westco Oil CompanySep 1997 → Aug 1998
- 5Setex Oil and Gas CompanyFeb 1999 → Jul 2005
- 6Crimson Exploration Inc.Oct 2005 → Mar 2006
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 179654-99 | Drill | Gulf Oil Corp.-Kilgore | Nov 29, 1982 | Nov 29, 1982 | — | 7,859 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-15680 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,192 | 9,220 | Perforated |
| 6,254 | 6,260 | Perforated |
| 7,128 | 7,142 | Perforated |
| 7,262 | 7,278 | Perforated |
| 7,638 | 7,572 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,250 | 12.25 | 870 S |
| 2.375 | 7,586 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 7,779 | 8.75 | — |
| 9.625 | — | 12.25 | — |
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 14, 1992 | Sep 22, 1992 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 21, 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 42-199-31812 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-199-31812 → 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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