WELL · 42-255-31404 · DISTRICT 2
Fertsch #5
Karnes County · Hobson field · Producing · Vertical
Fertsch #5 (API 42-255-31404) is a well in Karnes County operated by Greenwerks Outdoor Services LLC, completed August 31, 1999 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 27, 1999, permitted to 4,200 ft.
It was permitted by Ampak Oil Company and has since transferred to Greenwerks Outdoor Services LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Carrizo.
Its lease has reported 23.8K barrels of oil and 126 mcf of gas since August 1999, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Greenwerks Outdoor Services LLC
Permitted by Ampak Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Stockdale, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · (830) 251-1127
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Greenwerks Outdoor Services LLC |
| Production reports | Greenwerks Outdoor Services LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Ampak Oil CompanyMay 27, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 27, 1999
- last permit issued
- Aug 31, 1999
- completed
- 23.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 126
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 1999 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 31, 1999
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fertsch O-2-8468 | Hobson | Greenwerks Outdoor Services LLC | 2 | 23.8K | 126 | Aug 1999 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 100 · prior 12 112(-11%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Ampak Oil CompanyAug 1999 → May 2010
- 2Rickaway Energy, Corp.Jan 2011 → Dec 2017
- 3Greenwerks Outdoor Services LLCJan 2018 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 484807-99 | Drill | Ampak Oil Company | May 27, 1999 | May 27, 1999 | Jun 1, 1999 | 4,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-2-8468 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 429 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Carrizo | 3,982 | -3,553 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,984 | 3,986 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 729 | 12.25 | 185 S |
| 5.5 | 4,176 | 7.875 | 280 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 5, 1999 | Sep 22, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 12, 1999 | — | — |
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 42-255-31404 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-255-31404 → 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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