WELL · 42-221-30530 · DISTRICT 7
Houston Ranch 5A #5A
Hood County · Houston Ranch (Strawn) field · Vertical
Houston Ranch 5a #5A (API 42-221-30530) is a plugged well in Hood County, plugged December 28, 2005, last operated by Eog Resources Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 16, 1978, permitted to 5,199 ft.
It was permitted by Greer Petroleum CO. and has since transferred to Eog Resources Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Greer Petroleum Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 16,348 permits on file · (713) 594-5431
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | EOG Resources Inc. |
| Production reports | Sitton, Ronnie Incorporatedthrough Aug 1999 |
| Latest permit | Greer Petroleum Co.Oct 16, 1978 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,199
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 16, 1978
- last permit issued
- Feb 22, 1979
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.47K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 2005
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 22, 1979
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 28, 2005
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Ranch 5A G-8-85665 | Houston Ranch (Strawn) | EOG Resources, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 4.47K | Jan 1993 – Dec 2005 |
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.
- 1Lyon Energy, Inc.Jan 1993 → Nov 1996
- 2Sitton, Ronnie IncorporatedMar 1999 → Aug 1999
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34648-99 | Drill | Greer Petroleum Co. | Oct 16, 1978 | Oct 16, 1978 | Dec 12, 1978 | 5,199 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-85665 | — | — | — | — |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 487 | 12.25 | 460 S |
| 4.5 | 5,133 | 7.875 | 140 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 8, 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 42-221-30530 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-221-30530 → 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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