WELL · 42-401-33096 · DISTRICT 6

Bolton A-5 #5

Y

Rusk County · Laneville NE. (Pettit Lo.) field · Producing  · Vertical

Bolton A-5 #5 (API 42-401-33096) is a well in Rusk County operated by Bowles Energy Inc., completed August 16, 2001 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.

The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 20, 2001, permitted to 9,000 ft.

It was permitted by Chinn Exploration Company and has since transferred to Bowles Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including BMA, Rodessa, Pettit, Travis Peak.

Its lease has reported 60K barrels of oil and 360K mcf of gas since August 2001, last reporting in July 2026.

Operator of record

Bowles Energy Inc.

Permitted by Chinn Exploration Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.

Longview, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 64 permits on file · (903) 753-7061

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleBowles Energy Inc.
Production reportsBowles Energy, Inc.through Apr 2026
Latest permitChinn Exploration CompanyMar 20, 2001

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

9,000
total depth, ft
1
permits on file
Mar 20, 2001
last permit issued
Aug 16, 2001
completed
60K
cumulative oil, bbl
360K
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2001 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
ON SCHEDULE
Completed
Aug 16, 2001
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 →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Bolton "A-5" O-6-14111Laneville, NE. (Pettit, Lo.)Bowles Energy, Inc.160K360KAug 2001 – Jul 2026

Gas, mcf lease total

Last 12 months 10,241 · prior 12 8,796(+16%)

05001K1.5K202420252026

Oil, barrels lease total

Last 12 months 1,811 · prior 12 1,686(+7%)

0100200300202420252026

Chain of custody

Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.

  1. 1Chinn Exploration CompanyAug 2001 → Oct 2002
  2. 2Carter ResourcesNov 2002 → Jul 2003
  3. 3Griffith ResourcesAug 2003 → Oct 2013
  4. 4Carter-Griffith Resources LLCJan 2004 → Jul 2005
  5. 5Bowles Energy, Inc.Nov 2013 → Apr 2026

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
506716-99DrillChinn Exploration CompanyMar 20, 2001Mar 20, 2001Apr 1, 20019,000

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— O-6-14111————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 370 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
BMA6,250-5,880
RodessaTOP RODESSA6,375-6,005
Pettit6,620-6,250
PettitTOP LOWER PETTIT6,800-6,430
Travis PeakTOP TRAVIS PEAK7,200-6,830

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
7,1217,123Perforated
7,1407,145Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
8.6251,21211324 S
4.57,2507.875470 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Oct 4, 2001Sep 6, 2001Yes
00Sep 20, 2001——

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.

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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