WELL · 42-283-31097 · DISTRICT 1
Martin, J. C. #5
LA Salle County · Vertical
Martin, J. C. #5 (API 42-283-31097) is a permitted well in La Salle County filed by Battlecat Operating Company, LLC; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1984 and 2004, permitted to 8,000 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Escondido, Olmos.
Its 4 leases have reported 7.43K barrels of oil and 550K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Battlecat Operating Company, LLC
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 8, 2006 · 45 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Petrovybe Opco LLCthrough Jan 2026 |
| Latest permit | Battlecat Operating Company, LLCJul 5, 2004 |
- 8,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jul 5, 2004
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 7.43K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 550K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- 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 4 leases 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin, J. C. O-1-18507 | Sun T S H (Olmos) | Petrovybe Opco LLC | 1 | 2.56K | 3.75K | Oct 2013 – Jul 2026 |
| Martin, J. C. G-1-193493 | Sun T S H (Olmos) | Swift Energy Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 511K | Dec 2002 – Jan 2015 |
| Martin, J. C. G-1-187450 | Sun T S H (Olmos) | Silver Pines Energy Corp. | 1 | 0 | 15.6K | Oct 2001 – Nov 2002 |
| Martin, J.C. O-1-11778 | Sun T S H (Olmos) | Silver Pines Energy Corp. | 1 | 4.87K | 20.2K | Jan 1993 – May 2002 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 24(-100%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 811 · prior 12 50(+1522%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Fredonia Resources Inc.Jan 1993 → Sep 2000
- 2Silver Pines Energy Corp.Oct 2000 → Aug 2003
- 3Battlecat Operating Company, LLCSep 2003 → Jan 2005
- 4Escondido Resources GP, LLCFeb 2005 → Sep 2007
- 5Swift Energy Operating, LLCOct 2007 → Sep 2016
- 6Blue Marble Resources OP, LLCOct 2016 → Nov 2018
- 7Fletcher Operating, LLCMay 2019 → Jul 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 546023-99 | Recompletion | Battlecat Operating Company, LLC | May 21, 2004 | Jul 5, 2004 | — | 7,750 |
| 524828-99 | Recompletion | Silver Pines Energy Corp. | Oct 21, 2002 | Nov 13, 2002 | Nov 17, 2002 | 7,750 |
| 245332-99 | Drill | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Corpus | Aug 23, 1984 | Jul 18, 1984 | Jul 30, 1984 | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-1-187450 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-1-193493 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-1-11778 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-1-18507 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 427 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,945 | 5,960 | Perforated |
| 5,945 | 6,040 | Perforated |
| 6,032 | 6,040 | Perforated |
| 7,579 | 7,592 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,025 | 12.25 | 570 S |
| 4.5 | 7,750 | 7.875 | 1,800 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 4, 2015 | Jul 22, 2015 | — |
| 00 | Apr 16, 2003 | Mar 4, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 1, 2003 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 10, 2002 | Jan 30, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 12, 2002 | — | — |
| 00 | May 15, 1987 | May 1, 1987 | — |
| 00 | May 8, 1987 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 26, 1984 | Oct 12, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Nov 8, 1984 | Oct 5, 1984 | — |
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 42-283-31097 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-283-31097 → 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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