TEXAS · WELLS · MADISON COUNTY · FORREST A LEASE · API 42-313-30961 · DISTRICT 03
Forrest A #5
Madison County · Fort Trinidad East (Buda) field · Shut In · Vertical
Forrest A #5 (API 42-313-30961) is a well in Madison County operated by Empire Texas Operating LLC, completed April 2, 2013 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in November 1, 2021.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 9, 2012, permitted to 10,290 ft.
It was permitted by Treadstone Energy Partners, LLC and has since transferred to Empire Texas Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Fort Trinidad, East (Buda), Fort Trinidad, East (Georgetown), Ft. Trinidad, Se. (Edwards).
Its lease has reported 516K barrels of oil and 1.33M mcf of gas since April 2013, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Treadstone Energy Partners, LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- The Woodlands, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 17, 2026
- Permits on file
- 18
- Phone
- (539) 444-8002
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Empire Texas Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Empire Texas Operating LLCthrough Apr 2025 |
| Latest permit | Treadstone Energy Partners, LLCNov 9, 2012 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,290
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 9, 2012
- last permit issued
- Apr 2, 2013
- completed
- 516K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.33M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2013 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 2, 2013
- Shut in
- Nov 1, 2021
- 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; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forrest A O-3-26471 | Fort Trinidad, East (Buda) | Empire Texas Operating LLC | 3 | 516K | 1.33M | Apr 2013 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 113(-100%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 134(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Treadstone Energy Partners, LLCMay 2013 → Mar 2014
- 2Energy & Expl. Prtnrs Oper., LPApr 2014 → Sep 2016
- 3Pardus Oil & Gas Operating, LPOct 2016 → Oct 2021
- 4Empire Texas Operating LLCDec 2024 → Apr 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 750808-99 | Drill | Treadstone Energy Partners, LLC | Nov 1, 2012 | Nov 9, 2012 | Feb 22, 2013 | 11,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 2013 | Forrest A O-3-26471 | Fort Trinidad East (Buda) | Empire Texas Operating LLC | Shut In · shut in Nov 1, 2021 | 10,290 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 153 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Trinidad, East (Buda) | 9,176 | -9,023 |
| Fort Trinidad, East (Georgetown) | 9,255 | -9,102 |
| Ft. Trinidad, SE. (Edwards) | 9,853 | -9,700 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,188 | 9,346 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 4,230 | 12.25 | 1,555 S |
| 5.5 | 10,290 | 8.75 | 530 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 | Oct 27, 2014 | May 10, 2013 | 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 42-313-30961 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-313-30961 → 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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