WELL · 42-287-30226 · DISTRICT 3
Owens #5
Lee County · Noack Cow Herd East (Navarro) field · Vertical
Owens #5 (API 42-287-30226) is a plugged well in Lee County, plugged January 8, 2008, last operated by Ernest Operating Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 15, 1977, permitted to 3,800 ft.
It was permitted by Mutual Oil Of America, Inc. and has since transferred to Ernest Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Mutual Oil of America, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Rockdale, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 4, 2026 · 32 permits on file · (512) 446-3855
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Ernest Operating Company |
| Production reports | Ernest Operating Companythrough Oct 2004 |
| Latest permit | Mutual Oil of America, Inc.Sep 15, 1977 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 15, 1977
- last permit issued
- Sep 20, 1977
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 11.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 2008
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 20, 1977
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 8, 2008
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owens G-3-74776 | Noack Cow Herd, East (Navarro) | Ernest Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 11.8K | Jan 1993 – Jan 2008 |
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.
- 1Ernest Operating CompanyNov 1993 → Oct 2004
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7815-99 | Drill | Mutual Oil of America, Inc. | Sep 15, 1977 | Sep 15, 1977 | — | 3,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-74776 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,346 | 3,360 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 165 | 12.25 | 179 S |
| 2.375 | 3,330 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 3,512 | 7.875 | 780 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 24, 1978 | — |
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 42-287-30226 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-287-30226 → 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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