WELL · 42-203-31768 · DISTRICT 6
Steele #5
Harrison County · Waskom (Cotton Valley) field · Vertical
Steele #5 (API 42-203-31768) is a well in Harrison County operated by Winchester Production Company, completed May 4, 1989.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1989 and 1991, permitted to 10,000 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Massive Anhydrite (marker), Pettit, Travis Peak, Cotton Valley.
Its 2 leases have reported 50.8K barrels of oil and 424K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Shreveport, LA
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- May 9, 2006
- Permits on file
- 528
- Phone
- (318) 683-1124
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Winchester Production Company |
| Production reports | Brookston Energy, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Winchester Production CompanyMar 8, 1991 |
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
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 8, 1991
- last permit issued
- May 4, 1989
- completed
- 50.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 424K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 4, 1989
- 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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steele O-6-12826 | Waskom (Travis Peak-Downer) | Brookston Energy, Inc. | 1 | 50.8K | 424K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| — G-6-130956 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 473 · prior 12 8,331(-94%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 928 · prior 12 877(+6%)
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 → Oct 2015
- 7Indigo Resources LLCDec 2015 → Oct 2018
- 8Brookston Energy, Inc.Nov 2018 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 385400-99 | Recompletion | Winchester Production Company | Mar 7, 1991 | Mar 8, 1991 | Feb 26, 1991 | 10,000 |
| 356323-99 | Drill | Winchester Production Company | Feb 23, 1989 | Feb 24, 1989 | — | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-130956 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-6-12826 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 235 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)TOP OF MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 4,760 | -4,525 |
| Pettit | 5,570 | -5,335 |
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 5,903 | -5,668 |
| Travis Peak | 5,903 | -5,668 |
| Cotton ValleyTOP OF COTTON VALLEY | 7,990 | -7,755 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,894 | 5,904 | Perforated |
| 9,308 | 9,546 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 335 | 11 | 130 S |
| 4.5 | 9,698 | 7.875 | 2,635 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 4, 1991 | Mar 11, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | May 1, 1991 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 26, 1989 | May 24, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 22, 1989 | — | — |
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 42-203-31768 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-203-31768 → 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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