WELL · 42-295-33097 · DISTRICT 10
Epps #5
Lipscomb County · Lipscomb (Cleveland) field · Temp Abandoned · Horizontal
Epps #5 (API 42-295-33097) is a horizontal well in Lipscomb County operated by BE Anadarko II LLC, completed November 30, 2006 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in October 1, 2019.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 19, 2006, permitted to 7,994 ft.
It was permitted by Merit Energy Company and has since transferred to BE Anadarko II LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Brown Dolomite, Council Brove, Base Heebner, Douglas.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Merit Energy Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Austin, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 19, 2025
- Permits on file
- 2
- Phone
- (917) 204-3126
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | BE Anadarko II LLC |
| Production reports | Jones Energy, LLCthrough Sep 2019 |
| Latest permit | Merit Energy CompanySep 19, 2006 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,994
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 19, 2006
- last permit issued
- Nov 30, 2006
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 988K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2006 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 30, 2006
- Shut in
- Oct 1, 2019
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent (D)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epps G-14-227140 | Lipscomb, S. W. (Cleveland) | BE Anadarko II, LLC | 1 | 0 | 988K | Nov 2006 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Merit Energy CompanyNov 2006 → Jun 2010
- 2Cisco Operating, LLCJul 2010 → Jun 2013
- 3Wynn-Crosby Operating, Ltd.Jul 2013 → Oct 2014
- 4Jones Energy, LLCNov 2014 → Sep 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 625943-99 | Drill | Merit Energy Company | Sep 14, 2006 | Sep 19, 2006 | Sep 28, 2006 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 2006 | Epps G-14-227140 | Lipscomb (Cleveland) | BE Anadarko II LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Oct 1, 2019 | 7,994 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,671 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Brown Dolomite | 3,628 | -957 |
| Council Brove | 4,100 | -1,429 |
| Base Heebner | 6,225 | -3,554 |
| Douglas | 6,285 | -3,614 |
| Tonkawa | 6,900 | -4,229 |
| Cleveland | 7,889 | -5,218 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,441 | 8,429 | Perforated |
| 8,829 | 8,841 | Perforated |
| 9,285 | 9,297 | Perforated |
| 9,716 | 9,728 | Perforated |
| 10,124 | 10,136 | Perforated |
| 10,563 | 10,575 | Perforated |
| 10,968 | 10,980 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,805 | 12.25 | 750 S |
| 7 | 8,189 | 8.75 | 350 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 | Jul 5, 2007 | Mar 26, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 14, 2007 | — | — |
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 42-295-33097 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-295-33097 → 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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