WELL · 42-237-38202 · DISTRICT 9
Ruth Peek A #5
Jack County · Lost Valley (Caddo) field · Vertical
Ruth Peek A #5 (API 42-237-38202) is a well in Jack County operated by Hep Oil GP LLC, completed May 21, 1996.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 26, 1996, permitted to 4,999 ft.
It was permitted by Miles Production CO. and has since transferred to Hep Oil GP LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Palo Pinto, Village Bend, Bryson, Caddo.
Its 3 leases have reported 149K barrels of oil and 598K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 16 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Miles Production Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Gainesville, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 8, 2011 · 35 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hep Oil GP LLC |
| Production reports | Joncothrough Apr 2025 |
| Latest permit | Miles Production Co.Apr 26, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,999
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 26, 1996
- last permit issued
- May 21, 1996
- completed
- 149K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 598K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 21, 1996
- 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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 16 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth Peek "A" G-13-293935 | Lost Valley (Caddo) | Jonco | 1 | 0 | 3.11K | Oct 2022 – Jul 2026 |
| Ruth Peek "A" O-13-30885 | Lost Valley (Caddo) | Jonco | 9 | 3.42K | 20.9K | Dec 2007 – Jul 2026 |
| Ruth Peek "A" O-13-28431 | Lost Valley (Caddo) | Hep Oil GP, LLC | 6 | 145K | 574K | Jan 1993 – Jun 2008 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 6(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Miles Production Co.Jan 1993 → Jan 2005
- 2Hep Oil Company, Ltd.Feb 2005 → Nov 2007
- 3Hep Oil GP, LLCDec 2007 → Jan 2012
- 4Silver Creek Resources, LLCFeb 2012 → Aug 2012
- 5Silver Creek Oil & Gas, LLCSep 2012 → Jan 2013
- 6CP Exploration TX Operating LLCJul 2013 → Mar 2017
- 7Xplore Operating, LLCJun 2017 → Jul 2017
- 8JoncoJun 2021 → Apr 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 447361-99 | Drill | Miles Production Co. | Apr 23, 1996 | Apr 26, 1996 | Apr 29, 1996 | 4,999 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-293935 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-13-28431 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-13-30885 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,025 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Palo Pinto | 1,730 | -705 |
| Village Bend | 2,288 | -1,263 |
| Village Bend | 2,290 | -1,265 |
| BrysonBRYSON LIME | 3,408 | -2,383 |
| Caddo | 4,512 | -3,487 |
| Marble Falls | 4,946 | -3,921 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,595 | 4,596 | Perforated |
| 4,600 | 4,606 | Perforated |
| 4,608 | 4,618 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 450 | 12.25 | 330 S |
| 4.5 | 4,998 | 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 27, 2023 | Jan 8, 2023 | — |
| 00 | Jan 15, 2008 | May 29, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 26, 1996 | May 29, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 10, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-237-38202 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-237-38202 → 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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