WELL · 42-353-31051 · DISTRICT 7
Withers Gertrude #5
Nolan County · Withers (Ellenburger) field · Vertical
Withers Gertrude #5 (API 42-353-31051) is a plugged well in Nolan County, plugged December 12, 2012, last operated by L.C.S. Production Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1981 and 1993, permitted to 6,609 ft.
It was permitted by Bentley Oil And Gas Company and has since transferred to L.C.S. Production Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Caddo, Ellenburger.
Its 3 leases have reported 40.8K barrels of oil and 45.4K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 11 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Bentley Oil and Gas Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Abilene, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 1,707 permits on file · (325) 691-1085
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | L.C.S. Production Company |
| Production reports | Mid-Con Energy Operating, LLCthrough Dec 2018 |
| Latest permit | Bentley Oil and Gas CompanyJul 20, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,609
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 20, 1993
- last permit issued
- Apr 1, 1981
- completed
- 40.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 45.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 1, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 12, 2012
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 11 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Withers, Gertrude O-8-26952 | Withers (Caddo) | Scout Energy Management LLC | 3 | 23.8K | 27.2K | Jul 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Withers, Gertrude O-8-30095 | Withers (Caddo) | L.C.S. Production Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jul 2008 – Jul 2013 |
| Withers, Gertrude O-8-15364 | Withers (Ellenburger) | L.C.S. Production Company | 7 | 17K | 18.3K | Jan 1993 – Apr 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.
- 1Bentley Oil and Gas CompanyJan 1993 → Jul 1994
- 2Brower Oil & Gas Co., Inc.Aug 1994 → Nov 1995
- 3Bristol Resources CorporationDec 1995 → Jul 1998
- 4Staghorn Resources, LLCAug 1998 → May 2001
- 5Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Jun 2001 → Jul 2001
- 6Newton Corp.,theJan 2002 → Mar 2002
- 7Miocene Oil & Gas, Ltd.Apr 2002 → Aug 2003
- 8L.C.S. Production CompanyJan 2013 → Jul 2013
- 9Mid-Con Energy Operating, LLCSep 2014 → Dec 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 413997-99 | Recompletion | Bentley Oil and Gas Company | Jul 19, 1993 | Jul 20, 1993 | Jun 30, 1993 | 6,609 |
| 107063-99 | Drill | Sun Texas Company | Jan 30, 1981 | Jan 30, 1981 | — | 6,602 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-15364 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-26952 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-30095 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,197 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Caddo | 6,326 | -4,129 |
| Ellenburger | 6,520 | -4,323 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,328 | 6,338 | Perforated |
| 6,520 | 6,530 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 208 | 12.25 | 200 S |
| 2.875 | 6,450 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 6,600 | 7.875 | 950 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 | Aug 6, 2008 | Jul 12, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 17, 1993 | Jul 12, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 5, 1993 | Apr 9, 1981 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 9, 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 42-353-31051 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-353-31051 → 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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