WELL · 42-401-32453 · DISTRICT 6
Childress Gas Unit 2 #5
Rusk County · Oak Hill West (Pettit-Gas) field · Vertical
Childress Gas Unit 2 #5 (API 42-401-32453) is a well in Rusk County operated by Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler, completed June 2, 1993.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 30, 1993, permitted to 7,750 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including James Lime, Pettit, Travis Peak.
Its 2 leases have reported 80.7K barrels of oil and 3.59M mcf of gas since May 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler
Houston, TX · P-5 New, filed Jun 29, 1992 · 655 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler |
| Production reports | Faulconer Energy, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Sonat Exploration Company -TylerMar 30, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,750
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 30, 1993
- last permit issued
- Jun 2, 1993
- completed
- 80.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.59M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 2, 1993
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Childress 2 O-6-13459 | Oak Hill, West (Pettit-Gas) | Faulconer Energy, LLC | 1 | 80.7K | 2.86M | Jul 1995 – Jul 2026 |
| Childress Gas Unit 2 G-6-145537 | Oak Hill, West (Pettit-Gas) | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | 1 | 0 | 726K | May 1993 – Jan 1996 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 60,644 · prior 12 54,279(+12%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,546 · prior 12 1,138(+36%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Sonat Exploration Company -TylerMay 1993 → Dec 1999
- 2EL Paso Production CompanyJan 2000 → Mar 2002
- 3Hunt Petroleum CorporationApr 2002 → Nov 2008
- 4XTO Energy Inc.Dec 2008 → Mar 2023
- 5Faulconer Energy, LLCApr 2023 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 410318-99 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Mar 30, 1993 | Mar 30, 1993 | Apr 8, 1993 | 7,750 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-145537 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-6-13459 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 442 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| James LimeJAMES | 7,095 | -6,653 |
| Pettit | 7,330 | -6,888 |
| Travis Peak | 7,595 | -7,153 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,443 | 7,453 | Perforated |
| 7,454 | 7,458 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,549 | 11 | 450 S |
| 5.5 | 7,787 | 7.875 | 450 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 | May 7, 1998 | May 22, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Jan 10, 1996 | Aug 9, 1995 | — |
| 00 | Dec 27, 1995 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 11, 1993 | Jul 14, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 8, 1993 | May 24, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 24, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-401-32453 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-32453 → 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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