WELL · 42-297-32667 · DISTRICT 2
Nelson C. S. #5
Live Oak County · Limes (Wilcox 9900) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Nelson C. S. #5 (API 42-297-32667) is a well in Live Oak County operated by Sandel Operating Company, completed June 13, 1981 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 2, 1981, permitted to 13,000 ft.
It was permitted by Pend Oreille Oil & Gas CO. and has since transferred to Sandel Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Pend Oreille Oil & Gas Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Huntsville, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 17, 2025
- Permits on file
- 11
- Phone
- (936) 291-1002
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sandel Operating Company |
| Production reports | Sandel Operating Companythrough Jul 2023 |
| Latest permit | Pend Oreille Oil & Gas Co.Mar 2, 1981 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 2, 1981
- last permit issued
- Jun 13, 1981
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.19M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 13, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson, C. S. G-2-94294 | Limes (Wilcox 9900) | Sandel Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 4.19M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Grace Petroleum Corp.Jan 1993 → Jan 1993
- 2Samson Resources CompanyFeb 1993 → Mar 1995
- 3Samson Hydrocarbons CompanyApr 1995 → Jul 1996
- 4Samson Lone Star LPAug 1996 → Jun 2007
- 5Samson Lone Star, LLCJul 2007 → Apr 2008
- 6Pogo Producing Company LLCMay 2008 → Aug 2011
- 7Plains Exploration & Prod. Co.Sep 2011 → Feb 2012
- 8OXY USA Inc.Mar 2012 → Apr 2017
- 9Merit Energy CompanyMay 2017 → May 2018
- 10Sandel Operating CompanyJun 2018 → Jul 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 109873-99 | Drill | Pend Oreille Oil & Gas Co. | Mar 2, 1981 | Mar 2, 1981 | — | 13,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-94294 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,916 | 9,944 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,350 | 14.75 | 825 S |
| 7.625 | 8,485 | 9.875 | 650 S |
| 2.375 | 9,779 | — | — |
| 5 | 10,171 | 6.5 | 250 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 | Jul 10, 1981 | — |
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 42-297-32667 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-297-32667 → 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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