WELL · 42-225-31059 · DISTRICT 6
Southland Paper Mills #5
Houston County · Trinity field · Temp Abandoned · Directional
Southland Paper Mills #5 (API 42-225-31059) is a well in Houston County operated by Rusk Energy Operating LLC, completed January 21, 2006 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued October 14, 2005, permitted to 13,000 ft.
It was permitted by Houston Petroleum Company and has since transferred to Rusk Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford, Dexter.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Houston Petroleum Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 16 permits on file · (713) 252-6566
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Rusk Energy Operating LLC |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Houston Petroleum CompanyOct 14, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Oct 14, 2005
- last permit issued
- Jan 21, 2006
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2006 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 21, 2006
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southland Paper Mills G-6-230244 | Trinity | Rusk Energy Operating LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 2006 – Jul 2026 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 607892-97 | Drill | Houston Petroleum Company | Feb 17, 2006 | Oct 14, 2005 | Oct 19, 2005 | 8,826 |
| 607892-98 | Drill | Houston Petroleum Company | Dec 28, 2005 | Oct 14, 2005 | Oct 19, 2005 | 13,000 |
| 607892-99 | Drill | Houston Petroleum Company | Oct 14, 2005 | Oct 14, 2005 | Oct 19, 2005 | 13,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-230244 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 286 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin ChalkAUSTIN | 7,550 | -7,264 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 8,240 | -7,954 |
| Dexter | 9,120 | -8,834 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,242 | 8,252 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,659 | 12.25 | 1,008 S |
| 7 | 8,831 | 8.75 | 500 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 | Oct 29, 2007 | May 22, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 24, 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 42-225-31059 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-225-31059 → 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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