WELL · 42-203-30683 · DISTRICT 6
Holcombe #5
Harrison County · Bethany (Cotton Valley) field · Vertical
Holcombe #5 (API 42-203-30683) is a plugged well in Harrison County, plugged September 3, 1999, last operated by Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 19, 1979, permitted to 10,000 ft.
It was permitted by Hurley Petroleum Corporation and has since transferred to Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including James Lime, Travis Peak, Cotton Valley.
Operator of record
Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler
Permitted by Hurley Petroleum Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 New, filed Jun 29, 1992 · 655 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler |
| Production reports | Sonat Exploration Company -Tylerthrough Oct 1996 |
| Latest permit | Hurley Petroleum CorporationSep 19, 1979 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 19, 1979
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 91.5K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 1999
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 3, 1999
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holcombe G-6-86570 | Bethany (Cotton Valley) | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | 1 | 0 | 91.5K | Jan 1993 – Sep 1999 |
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.
- 1Sonat Exploration Company -TylerJan 1993 → Oct 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58337-99 | Drill | Hurley Petroleum Corporation | Sep 19, 1979 | Sep 19, 1979 | Sep 28, 1979 | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-86570 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 284 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| James LimeJAMES | 5,565 | -5,281 |
| Travis Peak | 6,200 | -5,916 |
| Cotton Valley | 8,150 | -7,866 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,240 | 6,246 | Perforated |
| 6,418 | 6,424 | Perforated |
| 8,500 | 9,920 | Perforated |
| 9,198 | 9,255 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,110 | 11 | 750 S |
| 2.375 | 8,140 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 10,000 | 7.875 | 1,200 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 | Jul 22, 1999 | Jul 2, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Dec 11, 1996 | Oct 31, 1996 | — |
| 00 | May 24, 1993 | Apr 8, 1993 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Feb 11, 1980 | — |
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 42-203-30683 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-203-30683 → 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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