TEXAS · WELLS · PANOLA COUNTY · API 42-365-33566 · DISTRICT 06
Payne #5
Panola County · Bethany (Travis Peak Oil) field · Vertical
Payne #5 (API 42-365-33566) is a plugged well in Panola County, plugged October 25, 2024, last operated by Tgnr East Texas II LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued December 16, 1996, permitted to 9,900 ft.
It was permitted by Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler and has since transferred to Tgnr East Texas II LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Travis Peak, Base Cv "B" Lm.
Its 2 leases have reported 3.4K barrels of oil and 177K mcf of gas since March 1997, last reporting in October 2024. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 18, 2026
- Permits on file
- 162
- Phone
- (346) 308-2250
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | TGNR East Texas II LLC |
| Production reports | Samson Lone Star LPthrough Sep 2005 |
| Latest permit | Sonat Exploration Company -TylerDec 16, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,900
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 16, 1996
- last permit issued
- Mar 19, 1997
- completed
- 3.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 177K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 1997 THROUGH Oct 2024
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 19, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 25, 2024
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payne G-6-177516 | Bethany (Travis Peak Oil) | TGNR East Texas II LLC | 1 | 0 | 69.2K | Apr 2000 – Oct 2024 |
| Payne O-6-13653 | Bethany (Travis Peak Oil) | Williams, Clayton Energy, Inc. | 1 | 3.4K | 108K | Mar 1997 – Nov 2000 |
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.
- 1Sonat Exploration Company -TylerMar 1997 → Nov 1998
- 2Williams, Clayton Energy, Inc.Jan 1999 → Sep 2001
- 3Samson Lone Star LPOct 2001 → Sep 2005
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 456373-98 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Mar 25, 1997 | Dec 16, 1996 | Jan 20, 1997 | 9,900 |
| 456373-99 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Dec 16, 1996 | Dec 16, 1996 | — | 9,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 1997 | Payne G-6-177516 | Bethany (Travis Peak Oil) | TGNR East Texas II LLC | Plugged | — |
| Mar 19, 1997 | Payne O-6-13653 | Bethany (Travis Peak Oil) | Williams Clayton Energy Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 245 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Travis Peak | 6,068 | -5,823 |
| Base CV "B" LM | 8,462 | -8,217 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,106 | 6,112 | Perforated |
| 6,239 | 6,244 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,020 | 12.25 | 335 S |
| 4.5 | 9,829 | 7.875 | 1,940 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 7, 2000 | May 15, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Jul 12, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | May 8, 1997 | Mar 28, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 30, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-365-33566 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-365-33566 → 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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