TEXAS · WELLS · RUSK COUNTY · GOLDEN GAS UNIT LEASE · API 42-401-33481 · DISTRICT 06
Golden Gas Unit #5
Rusk County · Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) field · Producing · Vertical
Golden Gas Unit #5 (API 42-401-33481) is a well in Rusk County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed May 27, 2005 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 25, 2005, permitted to 10,520 ft.
It was permitted by BP America Production Company and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Massive Anhydrite (marker), Rodessa, Pettit, Travis Peak.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by BP America Production Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 7, 2025
- Permits on file
- 1,049
- Phone
- (972) 701-8377
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Merit Energy Company |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | BP America Production CompanyJan 25, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,520
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 25, 2005
- last permit issued
- May 27, 2005
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.25M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2005 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 27, 2005
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Gas Unit G-6-213382 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.25M | May 2005 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 18,513 · prior 12 13,920(+33%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1BP America Production CompanyMay 2005 → Nov 2019
- 2Merit Energy CompanyDec 2019 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 556272-99 | Drill | BP America Production Company | Jan 14, 2005 | Jan 25, 2005 | Apr 17, 2005 | 11,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2005 | Golden Gas Unit G-6-213382 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Merit Energy Company | Producing | 10,520 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 372 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 5,985 | -5,613 |
| Rodessa | 6,000 | -5,628 |
| Pettit | 6,713 | -6,341 |
| Travis Peak | 7,050 | -6,678 |
| Cotton Valley | 8,800 | -8,428 |
| BossierBOSSIER SHALE | 10,500 | -10,128 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,188 | 9,193 | Perforated |
| 9,188 | 9,492 | Perforated |
| 9,188 | 10,480 | Perforated |
| 9,242 | 9,247 | Perforated |
| 9,384 | 9,387 | Perforated |
| 9,387 | 9,384 | Perforated |
| 9,484 | 9,492 | Perforated |
| 10,222 | 10,228 | Perforated |
| 10,222 | 10,480 | Perforated |
| 10,418 | 10,428 | Perforated |
| 10,471 | 10,480 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 60 | 20 | — |
| 8.625 | 1,015 | 11 | 350 S |
| 5.5 | 10,570 | 7.875 | 2,210 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 | Nov 29, 2007 | Aug 10, 2005 | — |
| 00 | Apr 13, 2006 | Aug 1, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 24, 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 42-401-33481 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-33481 → 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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