WELL · 42-293-31221 · DISTRICT 5
Laurence R. A. #5
Limestone County · Personville (Cotton Valley) field · Vertical
Laurence R. A. #5 (API 42-293-31221) is a well in Limestone County operated by Mitchell Energy Corporation, completed January 22, 1998.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1997 and 1998, permitted to 10,100 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including BMA, Rodessa, Pettit, Travis Peak.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Jul 18, 2000
- Permits on file
- 4,224
- Phone
- (713) 377-5818
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Mitchell Energy Corporation |
| Production reports | Diversified Production LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Mitchell Energy CorporationJul 30, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,100
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jul 30, 1998
- last permit issued
- Jan 22, 1998
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.34M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1998 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 22, 1998
- 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 2 leases 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurence, R. A. G-5-170156 | Fallon (Travis Peak) | Diversified Production LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.33M | Aug 1998 – Jul 2026 |
| Laurence, R. A. G-5-167348 | Personville (Cotton Valley) | Mitchell Energy Corporation | 1 | 0 | 9.78K | Jan 1998 – Aug 1998 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 27,407 · prior 12 27,623(-1%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Mitchell Energy CorporationJan 1998 → Dec 2000
- 2Mitchell Energy Company L.P.Jan 2001 → Mar 2002
- 3Devon Energy Operating Co., L.P.Apr 2002 → Jul 2004
- 4Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Aug 2004 → Jul 2014
- 5Linn Operating, Inc.Aug 2014 → Apr 2017
- 6Linn Operating, LLCMay 2017 → Jan 2019
- 7Riviera Operating, LLCFeb 2019 → Mar 2020
- 8Crescent Pass Energy, LLCApr 2020 → Aug 2024
- 9Diversified Production LLCSep 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 478360-99 | Recompletion | Mitchell Energy Corporation | Jul 30, 1998 | Jul 30, 1998 | Aug 17, 1998 | 9,350 |
| 465843-98 | Drill | Mitchell Energy Corporation | Jan 27, 1998 | Aug 5, 1997 | — | 10,100 |
| 465843-99 | Drill | Mitchell Energy Corporation | Aug 5, 1997 | Aug 5, 1997 | Sep 22, 1997 | 9,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-167348 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-5-170156 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 384 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| BMA | 6,390 | -6,006 |
| Rodessa | 6,444 | -6,060 |
| Pettit | 6,990 | -6,606 |
| Travis Peak | 7,180 | -6,796 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY SD. | 9,217 | -8,833 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,370 | 7,376 | Perforated |
| 7,486 | 7,491 | Perforated |
| 7,512 | 7,519 | Perforated |
| 9,332 | 9,345 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 527 | 12.25 | 245 S |
| 4.5 | 9,550 | 7.875 | 915 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 19, 1998 | Sep 24, 1998 | — |
| 00 | Nov 5, 1998 | Sep 14, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 8, 1998 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 17, 1998 | Mar 2, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 7, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-293-31221 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-293-31221 → 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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