WELL · 42-203-31706 · DISTRICT 6
Waterman #5
Harrison County · Bethany NE. (Lime 3850) field · Vertical
Waterman #5 (API 42-203-31706) is a well in Harrison County operated by Winchester Production CO. Ltd., completed June 2, 1988.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1988 and 2002, permitted to 4,000 ft.
It was permitted by Winchester Production Company and has since transferred to Winchester Production CO. Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 12 formation tops, including Nacotoch, Nacotosh, Nacatoch, Blossom.
Its 2 leases have reported 15.9K barrels of oil and 327K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Winchester Production Co. Ltd.
Permitted by Winchester Production Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Shreveport, LA · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2009 · 31 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Winchester Production Co. Ltd. |
| Production reports | Brookston Energy, Inc.through Jul 2023 |
| Latest permit | Winchester Production CompanyJun 13, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jun 13, 2002
- last permit issued
- Jun 2, 1988
- completed
- 15.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 327K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 2, 1988
- 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 2 leases 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterman G-6-189272 | Bethany (Paluxy) | Brookston Energy, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 327K | Jun 2002 – Jul 2026 |
| Waterman O-6-12424 | Bethany, NE. (Lime 3850) | Winchester Production Co., Ltd. | 1 | 15.9K | 21 | Jan 1993 – Oct 2007 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Winchester Production CompanyJan 1993 → Apr 2007
- 2Winchester Production Co., Ltd.May 2007 → Jun 2008
- 3Exco Production Company, LPJul 2008 → Dec 2009
- 4Exco Operating Company, LPJan 2010 → Jan 2013
- 5Exco/Hgi JV Assets, LLCFeb 2013 → Jun 2014
- 6Compass Energy Operating, LLCJul 2014 → Nov 2015
- 7Indigo Resources LLCDec 2015 → Oct 2018
- 8Brookston Energy, Inc.Nov 2018 → Jul 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 520748-99 | Recompletion | Winchester Production Company | Jun 7, 2002 | Jun 13, 2002 | May 28, 2002 | 4,000 |
| 345345-98 | Drill | Winchester Production Company | Sep 14, 1988 | Apr 19, 1988 | — | 4,000 |
| 345345-99 | Drill | Winchester Production Company | Apr 18, 1988 | Apr 19, 1988 | — | 4,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-189272 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-6-12424 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 248 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,790 | 2,798 | Perforated |
| 3,768 | 3,798 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 265 | 12.25 | 190 S |
| 4.5 | 4,000 | 7.875 | 734 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 18, 2026 | Apr 6, 2026 | — |
| 00 | Aug 7, 2002 | Jun 27, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 11, 2002 | — | — |
| 00 | Oct 13, 1988 | Aug 1, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 5, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-203-31706 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-203-31706 → 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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