WELL · 42-201-32197 · DISTRICT 3
Howard #5
Harris County · Houston South (Miocene) field · Shut IN · Horizontal
Howard #5 (API 42-201-32197) is a horizontal well in Harris County operated by South Houston Production Company, completed September 25, 1990 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued June 12, 1990, permitted to 5,000 ft.
It was permitted by M & R Exploration Company and has since transferred to South Houston Production Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including 3500 Miocene, 3800 Miocene, 4500 Frio, 4700 Frio.
Its lease has reported 52.5K barrels of oil and 46 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
South Houston Production Company
Permitted by M & R Exploration Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Muenster, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · 1 permits on file · (281) 960-5157
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | South Houston Production Company |
| Production reports | Americo Energy Resources, LLCthrough Aug 2011 |
| Latest permit | M & R Exploration CompanyJun 12, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 12, 1990
- last permit issued
- Sep 25, 1990
- completed
- 52.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 46
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 25, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard O-3-21021 | Houston, South (Miocene) | South Houston Production Company | 1 | 52.5K | 46 | 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.
- 1M & R Exploration CompanyJan 1993 → Jul 1997
- 2Chain Oil & Gas, Inc.Sep 1997 → May 1998
- 3M. J. G., Inc.Jun 1998 → Jul 2000
- 4Americo Energy Resources, LLCAug 2000 → Aug 2011
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 372013-98 | Drill | M & R Exploration Company | May 10, 1991 | Jun 12, 1990 | — | 4,870 |
| 372013-99 | Drill | M & R Exploration Company | Apr 10, 1990 | Jun 12, 1990 | — | 5,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-21021 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 44 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| 3500 Miocene | 3,568 | -3,524 |
| 3800 Miocene | 3,774 | -3,730 |
| 4500 Frio | 4,511 | -4,467 |
| 4700 Frio | 4,706 | -4,662 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,818 | 3,823 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,320 | 12.25 | 541 S |
| 5.5 | 4,875 | 7.875 | 800 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 | Jun 17, 1991 | Oct 8, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 7, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-201-32197 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-201-32197 → 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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