TEXAS · WELLS · PANOLA COUNTY · POWERS, BILL A LEASE · API 42-365-36119 · DISTRICT 06
Powers Bill A #5
Panola County · Carthage S. (Cotton Valley) field · Producing · Vertical
Powers Bill A #5 (API 42-365-36119) is a well in Panola County operated by Rfe Operating LLC, completed May 11, 2006 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 31, 2006, permitted to 10,010 ft.
It was permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Rfe Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including James Lime, Pine Island, Pettit, Travis Peak.
Its lease has reported 13.2K barrels of oil and 1.06M mcf of gas since May 2006, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Tyler, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 8, 2026
- Permits on file
- 135
- Phone
- (903) 730-6080
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | RFE Operating LLC |
| Production reports | RFE Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Mar 31, 2006 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,010
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 31, 2006
- last permit issued
- May 11, 2006
- completed
- 13.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.06M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2006 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 11, 2006
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powers, Bill A G-6-221315 | Carthage, S. (Cotton Valley) | RFE Operating, LLC | 1 | 13.2K | 1.06M | May 2006 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 3,526 · prior 12 5,369(-34%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Chesapeake Operating, Inc.May 2006 → May 2009
- 2Indigo Minerals LLCJun 2009 → Jul 2018
- 3CRD Operating, LLCAug 2018 → Feb 2021
- 4Slant Operating, LLCMar 2021 → Sep 2022
- 5RFE Operating, LLCOct 2022 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 616795-99 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Mar 30, 2006 | Mar 31, 2006 | Apr 12, 2006 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2006 | Powers Bill A G-6-221315 | Carthage S. (Cotton Valley) | RFE Operating LLC | Producing | 10,010 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 313 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| James LimeJAMES | 5,841 | -5,528 |
| Pine Island | 5,973 | -5,660 |
| PettitPETTET | 6,069 | -5,756 |
| Travis Peak | 6,461 | -6,148 |
| U Cotton Valley | 8,546 | -8,233 |
| Bossier | 9,803 | -9,490 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,680 | 9,466 | Perforated |
| 9,745 | 9,794 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 732 | 13.5 | 320 S |
| 4.5 | 10,010 | 7.875 | 1,850 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 | Mar 14, 2007 | Jun 19, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 14, 2006 | — | — |
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 42-365-36119 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-365-36119 → 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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