WELL · 42-227-00081 · DISTRICT 8
Settles -A- #5
Howard County · Howard Glasscock field · Vertical
Settles -A- #5 (API 42-227-00081) is a plugged well in Howard County, plugged September 28, 1999, last operated by Legacy Reserves Operating LP.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 11, 1993, permitted to 2,450 ft.
It was permitted by Forsan Oil Company and has since transferred to Legacy Reserves Operating LP on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Greyburg, San Andres.
Its lease has reported 122K barrels of oil and 187 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in August 2012. The lease carries 8 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Forsan Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Denver, CO · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 439 permits on file · (720) 498-3026
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Legacy Reserves Operating LP |
| Production reports | Legacy Reserves Operating LPthrough Nov 2011 |
| Latest permit | Forsan Oil CompanyMay 11, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,450
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 11, 1993
- last permit issued
- Jun 1, 1993
- completed
- 122K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 187
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 1, 1993
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 28, 1999
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; they carry 8 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Settles -A- O-10-2731 | Howard Glasscock | Legacy Reserves Operating LP | 8 | 122K | 187 | Jan 1993 – Aug 2012 |
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.
- 1Forsan Oil CompanyJan 1993 → Jul 2008
- 2Legacy Reserves Operating LPAug 2008 → Nov 2011
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 410807-99 | Reenter | Forsan Oil Company | Apr 16, 1993 | May 11, 1993 | May 28, 1993 | 2,450 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-2731 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-2731 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,695 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Greyburg | 2,230 | 465 |
| San Andres | 2,390 | 305 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,386 | 2,400 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.5 | 181 | — | 50 S |
| 12.25 | 196 | — | 50 S |
| 5.5 | 2,293 | — | 250 S |
| 8.25 | 2,339 | — | 100 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 28, 2001 | Feb 6, 1995 | — |
| 00 | Jun 28, 2001 | Jun 11, 1993 | — |
| 00 | Nov 2, 1993 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-227-00081 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-00081 → 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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