WELL · 42-235-31286 · DISTRICT 7
Farmer -56- #5
Irion County · Rock Pen (Canyon) field · Vertical
Farmer -56- #5 (API 42-235-31286) is a plugged well in Irion County, plugged December 13, 2022, last operated by Front Street Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 30, 1978, permitted to 7,400 ft.
It was permitted by Union Texas Petroleum Corp. and has since transferred to Front Street Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 19.1K barrels of oil and 509K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 6 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Union Texas Petroleum Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Sourlake, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 3, 2023 · 1 permits on file · (409) 782-1304
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Front Street Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Front Street Operating, LLCthrough Sep 2017 |
| Latest permit | Union Texas Petroleum Corp.May 30, 1978 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 30, 1978
- last permit issued
- Oct 15, 1978
- completed
- 19.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 509K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 15, 1978
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 13, 2022
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 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmer -56- O-9-6902 | Rock Pen (Canyon) | Front Street Operating, LLC | 6 | 19.1K | 509K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1American Exploration CompanyJan 1993 → Sep 1993
- 2J & J Services CompanyOct 1993 → May 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25423-99 | Drill | Union Texas Petroleum Corp. | May 30, 1978 | May 30, 1978 | Aug 3, 1978 | 7,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-6902 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,217 | 7,264 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 722 | 11 | 405 S |
| 2.375 | 7,312 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 7,450 | 7.875 | 750 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 | Aug 23, 1978 | — |
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 42-235-31286 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-235-31286 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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