WELL · 42-227-35082 · DISTRICT 8

Winters Fern #5

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Howard County · Sara-Mag (Canyon Reef) field  · Vertical

Winters Fern #5 (API 42-227-35082) is a well in Howard County operated by Bettis Boyle & Stovall, completed February 5, 1997.

The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 22, 1996, permitted to 7,800 ft.

Completion filings report one formation top, including Reef.

Its 2 leases have reported 151K barrels of oil and 210K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.

Operator of record

Bettis Boyle & Stovall

Graham, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 7, 2022 · 530 permits on file · (940) 456-2143

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleBettis Boyle & Stovall
Production reportsAutumn Energy Operatingthrough Apr 2026
Latest permitBettis, Boyle & StovallOct 22, 1996

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

7,800
total depth, ft
1
permits on file
Oct 22, 1996
last permit issued
Feb 5, 1997
completed
151K
cumulative oil, bbl
210K
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
Feb 5, 1997
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; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Winters, Fern O-10-22911Sara-Mag (Canyon Reef)Bettis, Boyle & Stovall256.8K83.4KJan 1993 – Jul 2026
Winters, F. O-10-35336Sara-Mag (Canyon Reef)Autumn Energy Operating194K126KFeb 1997 – Jul 2026

Oil, barrels lease total

Last 12 months 4,132 · prior 12 573(+621%)

05001K1.5K202420252026

Chain of custody

Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.

  1. 1Guthrie, A. K. Operating Co.Jan 1993 → Feb 1995
  2. 2Bettis, Boyle & StovallMar 1995 → Jan 2005
  3. 3Ram Operating, Inc.Sep 1998 → Mar 2000
  4. 4Jtex Oil Company, LLCDec 2021 → Mar 2023
  5. 5Red Rock Oilfield Service LLCApr 2025 → Dec 2025
  6. 6Autumn Energy OperatingMar 2026 → Apr 2026

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
454098-99DrillBettis, Boyle & StovallOct 18, 1996Oct 22, 1996Nov 11, 19967,800

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— O-10-22911————
—— O-10-35336————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,365 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Reef7,452-5,087

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
7,4587,463Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
13.37539917.5390 S
9.6252,45612.25800 S
77,4548.75355 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Jun 26, 1997May 19, 1997—
00Jun 12, 1997Feb 14, 1997Yes
00Mar 13, 1997Feb 14, 1997Yes
00Feb 28, 1997——

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.

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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