WELL · 42-363-33386 · DISTRICT 7
Ross #5A
Palo Pinto County · Johnston Gap (Marble Falls) field · Vertical
Ross #5A (API 42-363-33386) is a plugged well in Palo Pinto County, plugged February 10, 2023, last operated by Hunter Energy Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 19, 1984, permitted to 4,000 ft.
It was permitted by Red Top Oil Company and has since transferred to Hunter Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Caddo, Lake Sand.
Its lease has reported 2.77K barrels of oil and 29.8K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Red Top Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Hurst, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 11 permits on file · (940) 682-8757
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hunter Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Hunter Energy, Inc.through Jan 2000 |
| Latest permit | Red Top Oil CompanyJul 19, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 19, 1984
- last permit issued
- Sep 7, 1984
- completed
- 2.77K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 29.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 7, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 10, 2023
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross O-8-21616 | Johnston Gap (Marble Falls) | Hunter Energy, Inc. | 2 | 2.77K | 29.8K | Jan 1993 – 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.
- 1Hunter Energy, Inc.Sep 1993 → Jan 2000
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 245751-99 | Drill | Red Top Oil Company | Jul 19, 1984 | Jul 19, 1984 | Jul 27, 1984 | 4,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-21616 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,180 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| CaddoCADDO LIMESTONE | 3,472 | -2,292 |
| Lake Sand | 3,706 | -2,526 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,714 | 3,722 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 210 | 12.25 | 130 sx |
| 4.5 | 3,882 | 7.875 | 160 sx |
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 5, 1984 | Sep 21, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Oct 2, 1984 | Sep 21, 1984 | — |
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 42-363-33386 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-363-33386 → 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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