WELL · 42-363-33891 · DISTRICT 7
Stephen Unit #5
Palo Pinto County · Strawn NW. (Marble Falls) field · Vertical
Stephen Unit #5 (API 42-363-33891) is a plugged well in Palo Pinto County, plugged November 3, 2022, last operated by Palo Pinto Bond Company LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 23, 1987, permitted to 4,600 ft.
It was permitted by Upham, Chester R., JR. and has since transferred to Palo Pinto Bond Company LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Marble Falls, Bennett Shale.
Its 2 leases have reported 200K barrels of oil and 335K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 19 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Upham, Chester R., Jr.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Graham, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 4, 2026 · (254) 485-3118
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Palo Pinto Bond Company LLC |
| Production reports | Palo Pinto Bond Company, LLCthrough Apr 2019 |
| Latest permit | Upham, Chester R., Jr.Nov 23, 1987 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 23, 1987
- last permit issued
- Dec 30, 1987
- completed
- 200K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 335K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 30, 1987
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 3, 2022
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 19 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Unit O-8-27652 | Strawn, NW. (Marble Falls) | Palo Pinto Bond Company, LLC | 17 | 189K | 282K | Oct 1995 – Jul 2026 |
| Stuart Heirs O-8-24413 | Strawn, NW. (Marble Falls) | Upham, Chester R., Jr. | 2 | 11.1K | 53.5K | Jan 1993 – Feb 1996 |
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.
- 1Upham, Chester R., Jr.Jan 1993 → Aug 2001
- 2Upham Oil & Gas CompanySep 2001 → Sep 2014
- 3Sable Operating CompanyDec 2014 → Jul 2016
- 4Palo Pinto Bond Company, LLCNov 2018 → Apr 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 339193-99 | Drill | Upham, Chester R., Jr. | Nov 19, 1987 | Nov 23, 1987 | — | 4,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-24413 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-27652 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,219 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Marble FallsMARBLE FALLS LS | 384 | 835 |
| Bennett Shale | 4,100 | -2,881 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,286 | 3,327 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 307 | 12.25 | 265 S |
| 4.5 | 3,905 | 7.875 | 240 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 | Sep 29, 1995 | Jan 25, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 2, 1988 | Jan 25, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 23, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-363-33891 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-363-33891 → 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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