WELL · 42-297-32926 · DISTRICT 2
Duty Gas Unit #5
Live Oak County · Maxine East (Massive) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Duty Gas Unit #5 (API 42-297-32926) is a well in Live Oak County operated by Columbus Energy LLC, completed July 27, 2000 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1981 and 2000, permitted to 8,300 ft.
It was permitted by Merit Energy Company and has since transferred to Columbus Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Wilcox, Luling, Mackhank, First Massive.
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
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 2, 2026
- Permits on file
- 51
- Phone
- (832) 432-8540
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Columbus Energy LLC |
| Production reports | Columbus Energy, LLCthrough Jan 2016 |
| Latest permit | Merit Energy CompanyJul 24, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,300
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jul 24, 2000
- last permit issued
- Jul 27, 2000
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 844K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 27, 2000
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duty Gas Unit G-2-97328 | Maxine, East (Mackhank) | Columbus Energy, LLC | 1 | 0 | 688K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Duty Gas Unit G-2-173834 | Maxine, East (Massive, Lo.) | Columbus Energy, LLC | 1 | 0 | 156K | Mar 1999 – Jul 2026 |
| Duty Gas Unit G-2-180278 | Maxine, East (Massive) | Columbus Energy, LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jul 2000 – 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.
- 1Amoco Production CompanyJan 1993 → Apr 1994
- 2Merit Energy CompanyMay 1994 → May 2010
- 3Bluestone Natural Resources, LLCJun 2010 → Jun 2011
- 4Columbus Energy, LLCJul 2011 → Jan 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 497555-99 | Recompletion | Merit Energy Company | Jul 24, 2000 | Jul 24, 2000 | Jul 24, 2000 | 8,300 |
| 483477-99 | Recompletion | Merit Energy Company | Mar 25, 1999 | Mar 25, 1999 | Mar 10, 1999 | 8,300 |
| 140233-99 | Drill | Amoco Production Company | Nov 10, 1981 | Nov 10, 1981 | Nov 17, 1981 | 8,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-97328 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-173834 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-180278 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 384 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Wilcox | 6,822 | -6,438 |
| Luling | 6,992 | -6,608 |
| Mackhank | 7,202 | -6,818 |
| Mackhank | 7,207 | -6,823 |
| First Massive | 7,302 | -6,918 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,214 | 7,224 | Perforated |
| 7,437 | 7,442 | Perforated |
| 7,460 | 7,467 | Perforated |
| 7,990 | 8,005 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,530 | 14.75 | 900 S |
| 2.375 | 7,140 | — | — |
| 7 | 8,300 | 9.875 | 850 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 | Jun 4, 2001 | Nov 6, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Mar 31, 2001 | Oct 4, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 12, 2001 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 28, 1999 | May 24, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 17, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 22, 1982 | Yes |
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 42-297-32926 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-297-32926 → 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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