WELL · 42-321-32319 · DISTRICT 3

Thompson G.U. #5

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Matagorda County · Bay City East (10300 Frio) field  · Directional

Thompson G.U. #5 (API 42-321-32319) is a well in Matagorda County operated by Alta Mesa Services LP, completed May 18, 2011.

The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits (amended once) between 2011 and 2017, permitted to 10,352 ft.

It was permitted by Gaither Petroleum Corporation and has since transferred to Alta Mesa Services LP on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Badough, 10,000 B, N/A, Na.

Its 4 leases have reported 6.56K barrels of oil and 52.4K mcf of gas since May 2011, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.

Operator of record

Alta Mesa Services LP

Permitted by Gaither Petroleum Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.

Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 140 permits on file · (866) 223-9968

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleAlta Mesa Services LP
Production reportsAtlas Operating LLCthrough Jun 2022
Latest permitGaither Petroleum CorporationJun 9, 2017

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

10,352
total depth, ft
4
permits on file
Jun 9, 2017
last permit issued
May 18, 2011
completed
6.56K
cumulative oil, bbl
52.4K
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2011 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
May 18, 2011
Shut in
—
Plugged
—

Surface location

28.977337, -95.949168

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Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Matagorda County.

Lease production

PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026

Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the 4 leases this well is completed on; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Thompson G.U. O-3-27255Bay City, East ( 8500 Badough)Atlas Operating LLC15.66K23.7KAug 2016 – Jul 2026
Thompson G.U. G-3-271691Bay City, East (10,000 B)Gaither Petroleum Corporation1028.3KJun 2011 – Aug 2016
Thompson G.U. O-3-25840Bay City, East ( 8500 Badough)Alta Mesa Services, LP1903344Oct 2011 – Mar 2015
Thompson G.U. G-3-264425Bay City, East (10300 Frio)Alta Mesa Services, LP100May 2011 – Jan 2013

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.

  1. 1Alta Mesa Services, LPJun 2011 → Jun 2015
  2. 2Gaither Petroleum CorporationAug 2016 → Nov 2017
  3. 3Atlas Operating LLCJan 2018 → Jun 2022

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
827197-99RecompletionGaither Petroleum CorporationMay 25, 2017Jun 9, 2017—10,352
741441-98RecompletionAlta Mesa Services, LPApr 23, 2013Jul 3, 2012Apr 26, 201110,350
741441-99RecompletionAlta Mesa Services, LPMay 24, 2012Jul 3, 2012—10,350
708504-99DrillAlta Mesa Services, LPJan 13, 2011Feb 25, 2011Apr 26, 201110,350

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— G-3-264425————
—— G-3-271691————
—— O-3-25840————
—— O-3-27255————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 47 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Badough8,340-8,293
Badough8,341-8,294
10,000 B10,135-10,088
10,000 B10,220-10,173
10,000 B——
Badough——
N/A——
NA——

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
8,4218,422Perforated
8,4318,441Perforated
10,25510,301Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
10.752,498131,035 S
710,3319.8751,190 S
710,4169.8751,190 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Dec 6, 2017Jan 11, 2017—
00Mar 4, 2015Feb 9, 2015—
00May 5, 2014Oct 18, 2011Yes
00Mar 26, 2014Apr 23, 2013Yes
00Aug 13, 2012Aug 3, 2011Yes

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.

Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.

Nearby wells and their tops

NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM

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This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.

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Anderson42-321-32401

2.9 KM · Magnum Producing, LP · Section with this well →

Frio5,515-5,470
Lucky, West (Frio 8000)8,124-8,079
Lucky (Badough)8,506-8,461
Lucky, East (Huebner)8,768-8,723
Lucky (Sloan)8,923-8,878
Frio—
Miocene (undifferentiated)—
Willis - Disposal—

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Anderson-Thompson42-321-32383

3.3 KM · Magnum Producing, LP · Section with this well →

Miocene (undifferentiated)5,515-5,470
Frio10,291-10,246
Willis - Disposal—
Anahuac—
Caprock—
Frio—
Grant - Disposal—
Gretta - Disposal—

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Milberger, F. J.42-321-32128

3.4 KM · South Bay Resources, L.L.C. · Section with this well →

Anahuac6,700-6,646
Top of Tex Miss9,100-9,046

Huebner Trusts42-321-32129

4.1 KM · Red Wolf Oil Company, Inc. · Section with this well →

Anahuac6,804-6,770
Frio7,938-7,904
Frio9,087-9,053
Tex Miss9,743-9,709

Anderson42-321-32361

5.1 KM · Magnum Producing, LP · Section with this well →

Frio8,890-8,844
Gola9,250-9,204
Thompson (10,100)10,122-10,076
Thompson (10100)10,122-10,076

Huebner42-321-32425

5.5 KM · Kebo Oil & Gas, Inc. · Section with this well →

Miocene (undifferentiated)3,570-3,524
Frio4,765-4,719
Tex Miss9,812-9,766
Nodosaria—
Anahuac—
Caprock—
Frio—
Grant - Disposal—

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Ware42-321-32445

5.6 KM · Ponderosa Oil & Gas, LLC · Section with this well →

Miocene (undifferentiated)3,720-3,656
Anahuac6,745-6,681
Nodosaria8,350-8,286
Tex Miss8,766-8,702
Gretta - Disposal—
Grant - Disposal—
Frio—
Frio—

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Bunk42-321-32444

5.7 KM · Ponderosa Oil & Gas, LLC · Section with this well →

Grant - Disposal1,750-1,695
Willis - Disposal1,850-1,795
Caprock2,100-2,045
Gretta - Disposal5,350-5,295
Frio5,900-5,845
Miocene (undifferentiated)6,430-6,375
Anahuac7,160-7,105
Frio8,120-8,065

11 TOPS · FIRST 8

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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