TEXAS · WELLS · PANOLA COUNTY · BLACK UNIT LEASE · API 42-365-32070 · DISTRICT 06
Black Unit #5
Panola County · Carthage (Cotton Valley) field · Producing · Vertical
Black Unit #5 (API 42-365-32070) is a well in Panola County operated by Diversified Production LLC, completed August 25, 1989 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 14, 1989, permitted to 9,649 ft.
It was permitted by Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. CO. and has since transferred to Diversified Production LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Paluxy, Glen Rose, BMA, Sligo.
Its lease has reported 10.8K barrels of oil and 1.89M mcf of gas since the record begins in January 1993, last reporting volume in August 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Keithville, LA
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 25, 2026
- Permits on file
- 11
- Phone
- (318) 751-3917
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Diversified Production LLC |
| Production reports | Diversified Production LLCthrough Aug 2026 |
| Latest permit | Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co.Apr 14, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,649
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 14, 1989
- last permit issued
- Aug 25, 1989
- completed
- 10.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.89M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · ON RECORD FROM JAN 1993, THE RECORD'S FIRST MONTH, THROUGH AUG 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 25, 1989
- Shut in
- —
- 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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH AUG 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Unit G-6-132030 | Carthage (Cotton Valley) | Diversified Production LLC | 1 | 10.8K | 1.89M | by Jan 1993 – Aug 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 18,084 · prior 12 20,331(-11%)
Wells named Black Unit
Diversified Production LLC's other wells filed under this lease name in Panola County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co.Jan 1993 → Feb 1999
- 2Pennzenergy Exp. & Prod., L.L.C.Mar 1999 → Mar 2000
- 3Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Apr 2000 → Jun 2016
- 4Sheridan Production Company, LLCJul 2016 → Dec 2019
- 5Sheridan Production Co III, LLCJan 2020 → Apr 2026
- 6Diversified Production LLCMay 2026 → Aug 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 358092-99 | Drill | Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co. | Apr 13, 1989 | Apr 14, 1989 | May 31, 1989 | 9,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 1989 | Black Unit G-6-132030 | Carthage (Cotton Valley) | Diversified Production LLC | Producing | 9,649 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 254 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Paluxy | 2,930 | -2,676 |
| Glen Rose | 3,246 | -2,992 |
| BMA | 4,940 | -4,686 |
| Sligo | 5,692 | -5,438 |
| Travis Peak | 6,077 | -5,823 |
| Cotton Valley | 8,302 | -8,048 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,405 | 8,697 | Perforated |
| 8,824 | 8,986 | Perforated |
| 9,182 | 9,244 | Perforated |
| 9,526 | 9,556 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,505 | 12.25 | 955 S |
| 4.5 | 9,649 | 7.875 | 2,100 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Oct 19, 1989 | Sep 27, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 10, 1989 | — | — |
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 42-365-32070 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-365-32070 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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