TEXAS · WELLS · PANOLA COUNTY · ROBERSON UNIT LEASE · API 42-365-33828 · DISTRICT 06
Roberson Unit #5
Panola County · Bethany East (Cotton Valley) field · Producing · Vertical
Roberson Unit #5 (API 42-365-33828) is a well in Panola County operated by Burk Royalty CO. Ltd., completed April 27, 1998 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued November 26, 1997, permitted to 9,600 ft.
It was permitted by Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. CO. and has since transferred to Burk Royalty CO. Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Tma, BMA, Rodessa, Sligo.
Its lease has reported 23.6K barrels of oil and 1.1M mcf of gas since March 1998, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Wichita Falls, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 4, 2025
- Permits on file
- 384
- Phone
- (940) 397-8600
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Burk Royalty Co. Ltd. |
| Production reports | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co.Nov 26, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,600
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 26, 1997
- last permit issued
- Apr 27, 1998
- completed
- 23.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.1M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 1998 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 27, 1998
- 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberson Unit G-6-168284 | Bethany, East (Cotton Valley) | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd. | 1 | 23.6K | 1.1M | Mar 1998 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 6,902 · prior 12 5,880(+17%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co.Mar 1998 → Feb 1999
- 2Pennzenergy Exp. & Prod., L.L.C.Mar 1999 → Mar 2000
- 3Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Apr 2000 → Sep 2016
- 4Burk Royalty Co., Ltd.Oct 2016 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 470535-98 | Drill | Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co. | Dec 10, 1997 | Nov 26, 1997 | Feb 1, 1998 | 9,900 |
| 470535-99 | Drill | Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co. | Nov 25, 1997 | Nov 26, 1997 | — | 9,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 1998 | Roberson Unit G-6-168284 | Bethany East (Cotton Valley) | Burk Royalty Co. Ltd. | Producing | 9,600 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 306 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Tma | 4,570 | -4,264 |
| BMA | 4,800 | -4,494 |
| Rodessa | 4,920 | -4,614 |
| Sligo | 5,780 | -5,474 |
| Travis Peak | 6,100 | -5,794 |
| Cotton Valley | 8,100 | -7,794 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,305 | 8,326 | Perforated |
| 8,345 | 8,350 | Perforated |
| 8,358 | 8,363 | Perforated |
| 8,373 | 8,378 | Perforated |
| 8,401 | 8,406 | Perforated |
| 8,420 | 8,425 | Perforated |
| 8,441 | 8,462 | Perforated |
| 8,608 | 8,629 | Perforated |
| 9,014 | 9,029 | Perforated |
| 9,037 | 9,052 | Perforated |
| 9,383 | 9,398 | Perforated |
| 9,412 | 9,433 | Perforated |
| 9,495 | 9,505 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,828 | 11 | 330 S |
| 2.875 | 9,582 | 7.875 | 2,005 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 | Jul 15, 1998 | May 12, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 22, 1998 | Apr 8, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 9, 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 42-365-33828 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-365-33828 → 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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