WELL · 42-201-31421 · DISTRICT 3
Michel A. H. #5
Harris County · Tomball (Schultz SE.) field · Producing · Vertical
Michel A. H. #5 (API 42-201-31421) is a well in Harris County operated by Tandem Energy Corporation, completed May 13, 1992 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 9, 1982, permitted to 6,120 ft.
It was permitted by Exxon Corp. and has since transferred to Tandem Energy Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Kobs A, Petrich.
Its lease has reported 282K barrels of oil and 469K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Exxon Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 24, 2026
- Permits on file
- 138
- Phone
- (713) 364-7822
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Tandem Energy Corporation |
| Production reports | Tandem Energy Corporationthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Exxon Corp.Jul 9, 1982 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,120
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 9, 1982
- last permit issued
- May 13, 1992
- completed
- 282K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 469K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 13, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel, A. H. O-3-8381 | Tomball (Schultz SE.) | Tandem Energy Corporation | 2 | 282K | 469K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 4,404 · prior 12 4,926(-11%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 12,410 · prior 12 12,410(+0%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Exxon Corp.Jan 1993 → Jul 1996
- 2MerencoAug 1996 → Dec 1996
- 3Tandem Energy CorporationJan 1997 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 165986-99 | Drill | Exxon Corp. | Jul 9, 1982 | Jul 9, 1982 | Oct 3, 1982 | 6,120 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-8381 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 166 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Kobs A | 5,417 | -5,251 |
| Petrich | 5,557 | -5,391 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,488 | 5,498 | Perforated |
| 5,508 | 5,524 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,996 | 13.25 | 1,085 S |
| 2.375 | 5,305 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 5,641 | 8.75 | 275 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 6, 1993 | Aug 31, 1992 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 29, 1982 | — |
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 42-201-31421 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-201-31421 → 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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