WELL · 42-253-04636 · DISTRICT 7
Bitter Creek Ranch A #5
Jones County · Jones County Regular field · Vertical
Bitter Creek Ranch A #5 (API 42-253-04636) is a plugged well in Jones County, plugged December 27, 1994, last operated by Chalmers Exploration Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 7, 1986, permitted to 2,350 ft.
Its lease has reported 7.26K barrels of oil and 352 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in February 1997. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Abilene, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 3, 1997 · 85 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Chalmers Exploration Company |
| Production reports | Chalmers Exploration Companythrough Nov 1996 |
| Latest permit | Chalmers Exploration CompanyJul 7, 1986 |
- 2,350
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 7, 1986
- last permit issued
- Aug 5, 1986
- completed
- 7.26K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 352
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 1997
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 5, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 27, 1994
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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitter Creek Ranch "A" O-8-23329 | Jones County Regular | Chalmers Exploration Company | 4 | 7.26K | 352 | Jan 1993 – Feb 1997 |
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.
- 1Alexander Energy CorporationJan 1993 → Jan 1994
- 2Chalmers Exploration CompanyFeb 1994 → Nov 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 303847-99 | Other | Chalmers Exploration Company | Jul 2, 1986 | Jul 7, 1986 | — | 2,350 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-23329 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,014 | 2,032 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 120 | 10.75 | 75 S |
| 4.5 | 2,345 | 7.875 | 290 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 | Nov 18, 1986 | Sep 18, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 15, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-253-04636 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-253-04636 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 39K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 162K
- bbl, all reported
- Apr 1994
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000061387 | W-14 Disposal | Plugged Jan 11, 1995 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,014–2,032 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 39,019 · prior 12 46,761(-17%)
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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