TEXAS · WELLS · LOVING COUNTY · CATFISH FOREST LEASE · API 42-301-31155 · DISTRICT 7B
Catfish Forest #5
Loving County · Vermejo (Delaware) field · Vertical
Catfish Forest #5 (API 42-301-31155) is a plugged well in Loving County, plugged August 28, 2008, last operated by Forest Oil Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued March 2, 2004, permitted to 6,250 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Delaware, Ramsey Ss, Olds Se.
Its lease has reported 1.74K barrels of oil and 85.8K mcf of gas since June 2004, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 6, 2016
- Permits on file
- 1,861
- Phone
- (832) 242-9600
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Forest Oil Corporation |
| Production reports | Forest Oil Corporationthrough Jun 2006 |
| Latest permit | Forest Oil Corp.Mar 2, 2004 |
- 6,250
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 2, 2004
- last permit issued
- Jun 10, 2004
- completed
- 1.74K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 85.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2004 THROUGH Jun 2006
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 10, 2004
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 28, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catfish Forest G-10-206734 | Vermejo (Delaware) | Forest Oil Corporation | 1 | 1.74K | 85.8K | Jun 2004 – Jun 2006 |
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.
- 1Forest Oil CorporationJun 2004 → Jun 2006
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 542695-98 | Drill | Forest Oil Corp. | Sep 30, 2004 | Mar 2, 2004 | — | 6,250 |
| 542695-99 | Drill | Forest Oil Corp. | Mar 2, 2004 | Mar 2, 2004 | Apr 18, 2004 | 6,250 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 2004 | Catfish Forest G-10-206734 | Vermejo (Delaware) | Forest Oil Corporation | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,649 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Delaware | 4,276 | -1,627 |
| Ramsey SS | 4,303 | -1,654 |
| Olds SE | 4,332 | -1,683 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,350 | 4,365 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,166 | 12.25 | 560 S |
| 5.5 | 4,550 | 7.875 | 500 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jun 6, 2005 | Mar 10, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 10, 2005 | — | — |
Well logs
The RRC's map lists this well among those with logs online. Its monthly inventories loaded here, which start in July 2006, list none for it, so none are itemized.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗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 42-301-31155 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-301-31155 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search for it. The University Lands library has no per-well link: then paste it into its 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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