TEXAS · WELLS · PANOLA COUNTY · ELLIS, S.A. LEASE · API 42-365-33808 · DISTRICT 06
Ellis S.A. #5
Panola County · Carthage (Cotton Valley) field · Producing · Vertical
Ellis S.A. #5 (API 42-365-33808) is a well in Panola County operated by Brookston Energy Inc., completed January 31, 1998 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 6, 1997, permitted to 9,882 ft.
It was permitted by Comstock Oil & Gas, Inc. and has since transferred to Brookston Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Massive Anhydrite (marker), Pettit, Travis Peak, Cotton Valley.
Its lease has reported 1.94K barrels of oil and 1.65M mcf of gas since January 1998, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Comstock Oil & Gas, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Tyler, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 5, 2025
- Permits on file
- 46
- Phone
- (903) 405-1901
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Brookston Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Brookston Energy, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Comstock Oil & Gas, Inc.Nov 6, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,882
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 6, 1997
- last permit issued
- Jan 31, 1998
- completed
- 1.94K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.65M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · JAN 1998 THROUGH APR 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 31, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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 APR 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellis, S.A. G-6-167185 | Carthage (Cotton Valley) | Brookston Energy, Inc. | 1 | 1.94K | 1.65M | Jan 1998 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 11,325 · prior 12 12,332(-8%)
Wells named Ellis S.A.
Brookston Energy Inc.'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.
- 1Comstock Oil & Gas, Inc.Jan 1998 → Oct 2004
- 2Comstock Oil & Gas, LPNov 2004 → Aug 2019
- 3Comstock Oil & Gas, LLCSep 2019 → Aug 2025
- 4Brookston Energy, Inc.Sep 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 469778-99 | Drill | Comstock Oil & Gas, Inc. | Nov 6, 1997 | Nov 6, 1997 | Nov 27, 1997 | 10,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 1998 | Ellis S.A. G-6-167185 | Carthage (Cotton Valley) | Brookston Energy Inc. | Producing | 9,882 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 352 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 5,316 | -4,964 |
| Pettit | 6,038 | -5,686 |
| Travis Peak | 6,396 | -6,044 |
| Cotton Valley | 8,237 | -7,885 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,670 | 8,748 | Perforated |
| 9,062 | 9,160 | Perforated |
| 9,358 | 9,384 | Perforated |
| 9,694 | 9,714 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,845 | 12.25 | 660 S |
| 4.5 | 9,881 | 7.875 | 1,520 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 | Apr 8, 1998 | Feb 23, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 30, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-365-33808 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-365-33808 → 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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