WELL · 42-235-31400 · DISTRICT 7
Sugg #5
Irion County · Sugg (Ellenburger) field · Vertical
Sugg #5 (API 42-235-31400) is a well in Irion County operated by Cox John L., completed December 19, 1979.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1979 and 1994, permitted to 9,500 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Santa Rosa, Spraberry, Dean.
Its 2 leases have reported 156K barrels of oil and 627K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 9 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 6, 2002 · 1,123 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Cox John L. |
| Production reports | Basa Resources, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Cox, John L.Sep 22, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 22, 1994
- last permit issued
- Dec 19, 1979
- completed
- 156K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 627K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 19, 1979
- 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 9 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sugg, Ela -E- O-9-6273 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Basa Resources, Inc. | 6 | 151K | 587K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Sugg O-9-7768 | Sugg (Ellenburger) | Cox, John L. | 3 | 5.76K | 39.5K | Jan 1993 – Sep 1995 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,723 · prior 12 1,410(+22%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 2,119 · prior 12 6,472(-67%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Enron Oil & Gas CompanyJan 1993 → Jun 1994
- 2Graham Royalty, Ltd.Jan 1993 → Oct 1993
- 3Cox, John L.Nov 1993 → Sep 2003
- 4Ozark Exploration, Inc.Jul 1994 → Jul 1994
- 5JM Cox Resources, L.P.Oct 2003 → Oct 2018
- 6Basa Resources, Inc.Nov 2018 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 428219-99 | Recompletion | Cox, John L. | Sep 20, 1994 | Sep 22, 1994 | Oct 18, 1994 | 8,949 |
| 51902-99 | Drill | Belco Petroleum Corporation | Jun 29, 1979 | Jun 29, 1979 | Oct 27, 1979 | 9,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-6273 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-9-7768 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,500 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Rosa | 625 | 1,875 |
| SpraberryUPPER SPRABERRY | 4,590 | -2,090 |
| SpraberryLOWER SPRABERRY | 5,380 | -2,880 |
| Dean | 6,212 | -3,712 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,615 | 4,862 | Perforated |
| 5,418 | 5,800 | Perforated |
| 6,236 | 6,312 | Perforated |
| 8,842 | 8,871 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 655 | 17.5 | 550 S |
| 8.625 | 3,500 | 11 | 650 S |
| 2.875 | 8,895 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 8,949 | 7.875 | 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 | Feb 15, 1995 | Dec 16, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 30, 1994 | Jan 4, 1980 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 4, 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 42-235-31400 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-235-31400 → 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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