WELL · 42-203-33205 · DISTRICT 6
Richardson #5
Harrison County · Carthage North (Cotton Valley) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Richardson #5 (API 42-203-33205) is a well in Harrison County operated by Brookston Energy Inc., completed December 20, 2006 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued June 15, 2005, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Penn Virginia Oil & Gas, L.P. and has since transferred to Brookston Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including James Lime, Sligo, Cotton Valley.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Penn Virginia Oil & Gas, L.P.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Tyler, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 4, 2026 · 46 permits on file · (903) 312-8885
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Brookston Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Brookston Energy, Inc.through Sep 2025 |
| Latest permit | Penn Virginia Oil & Gas Corp.Jun 15, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 15, 2005
- last permit issued
- Dec 20, 2006
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 192K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2006 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 20, 2006
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richardson G-6-226970 | Carthage, North (Cotton Valley) | Brookston Energy, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 192K | Sep 2006 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 25 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Penn Virginia Oil & Gas, L.P.Sep 2006 → Sep 2015
- 2Covey Park Operating LLCOct 2015 → Apr 2016
- 3Covey Park Resources LLCMay 2016 → Oct 2016
- 4Brookston Energy, Inc.Sep 2025 → Sep 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 602009-98 | Drill | Penn Virginia Oil & Gas, L.P. | Mar 28, 2006 | Jun 15, 2005 | Aug 12, 2006 | 12,000 |
| 602009-99 | Drill | Penn Virginia Oil & Gas Corp. | Jun 14, 2005 | Jun 15, 2005 | — | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-226970 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 339 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| James LimeJAMES | 5,820 | -5,481 |
| Sligo | 6,103 | -5,764 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY B LIME | 8,450 | -8,111 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,582 | 9,356 | Perforated |
| 9,754 | 9,874 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,699 | 11 | 865 S |
| 4.5 | 10,060 | 7.875 | 1,550 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 | Aug 4, 2009 | Jun 19, 2009 | — |
| 00 | Jun 8, 2007 | Apr 16, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 6, 2007 | — | — |
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 42-203-33205 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-203-33205 → 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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