WELL · 42-399-31989 · DISTRICT 7
Palmer #5
Runnels County · Big Ed (Palo Pinto) field · Vertical
Palmer #5 (API 42-399-31989) is a plugged well in Runnels County, plugged July 26, 1995, last operated by Sequoia Fossil Fuels Inc..
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1981 and 1984, permitted to 4,300 ft.
It was permitted by Mhf Operating Company, Inc. and has since transferred to Sequoia Fossil Fuels Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Jennings, Gardner.
Its 2 leases have reported 967 barrels of oil and 21 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in November 1995. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by MHF Operating Company, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Albany, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 142 permits on file · (325) 762-3991
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sequoia Fossil Fuels Inc. |
| Production reports | Sequoia Fossil Fuels, Inc.through May 1995 |
| Latest permit | MHF Operating Company, Inc.Aug 1, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,300
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Aug 1, 1984
- last permit issued
- Nov 7, 1987
- completed
- 967
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 21
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Nov 1995
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 7, 1987
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 26, 1995
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmer O-9-10960 | Big Ed (Palo Pinto) | Sequoia Fossil Fuels, Inc. | 2 | 967 | 21 | Jan 1993 – Nov 1995 |
| — O-9-8099 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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.
- 1Buckeye Energy, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jan 1994
- 2Sequoia Fossil Fuels, Inc.Feb 1994 → May 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 247147-99 | Recompletion | MHF Operating Company, Inc. | Jul 3, 1984 | Aug 1, 1984 | — | 4,230 |
| 241823-99 | Recompletion | MHF Operating Company, Inc. | Jun 1, 1984 | Jun 1, 1984 | — | 4,230 |
| 114966-99 | Drill | Trojan Oil Prod. & Services Inc. | Apr 13, 1981 | Apr 13, 1981 | — | 4,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-8099 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-9-10960 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft |
|---|---|
| Jennings | 3,966 |
| Jennings | 3,985 |
| Gardner | 4,036 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,352 | 3,398 | Perforated |
| 3,385 | 3,391 | Perforated |
| 3,970 | 3,978 | Perforated |
| 4,060 | 4,070 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 161 | 11 | 90 sx |
| 2.375 | 3,950 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 4,300 | 7.875 | 500 sx |
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 | Dec 7, 1987 | Nov 24, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 5, 1984 | Sep 10, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Oct 19, 1984 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 5, 1984 | Jun 4, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jul 3, 1984 | Jun 4, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 14, 1981 | — |
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 42-399-31989 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-399-31989 → 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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