WELL · 42-365-36631 · DISTRICT 6
Sparks Gas Unit No. 1 #5
Panola County · Carthage North (Cotton Valley) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Sparks Gas Unit NO. 1 #5 (API 42-365-36631) is a well in Panola County operated by Graward Operating Inc., completed November 15, 2007 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 30, 2007, permitted to 13,000 ft.
It was permitted by Penn Virginia Oil & Gas, L.P. and has since transferred to Graward Operating Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including James Lime, Sligo, Travis Peak, Cotton Valley.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Penn Virginia Oil & Gas, L.P.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Tyler, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 55 permits on file · (903) 530-8858
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Graward Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | Graward Operating, Inc.through Nov 2016 |
| Latest permit | Penn Virginia Oil & Gas, L.P.Apr 30, 2007 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 30, 2007
- last permit issued
- Nov 15, 2007
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 624K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2007 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 15, 2007
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sparks Gas Unit No. 1 G-6-230348 | Carthage, North (Cotton Valley) | Graward Operating, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 624K | Jul 2007 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Penn Virginia Oil & Gas, L.P.Jul 2007 → Sep 2015
- 2Covey Park Operating LLCOct 2015 → Apr 2016
- 3Covey Park Resources LLCMay 2016 → Oct 2016
- 4Graward Operating, Inc.Nov 2016 → Nov 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 637613-99 | Drill | Penn Virginia Oil & Gas, L.P. | Apr 23, 2007 | Apr 30, 2007 | Jul 1, 2007 | 13,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-230348 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 346 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| James Lime | 5,700 | -5,354 |
| Sligo | 5,995 | -5,649 |
| Travis Peak | 6,320 | -5,974 |
| Cotton Valley | 8,375 | -8,029 |
| BossierBOSSIER SHALE | 10,051 | -9,705 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,552 | 9,178 | Perforated |
| 9,786 | 10,000 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,567 | 11 | 480 S |
| 4.5 | 10,220 | 7.875 | 1,150 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 | Sep 28, 2009 | Jul 16, 2009 | — |
| 00 | Oct 31, 2007 | Aug 21, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 26, 2007 | — | — |
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 42-365-36631 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-365-36631 → 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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