TEXAS · WELLS · SAN AUGUSTINE COUNTY · TAZ GAS UNIT LEASE · API 42-405-30618 · DISTRICT 06
Taz Gas Unit #5HB
San Augustine County · Carthage (Haynesville Shale) field · Producing · Horizontal
Taz Gas Unit #5HB (API 42-405-30618) is a horizontal well in San Augustine County operated by Bpx Operating Company, completed March 23, 2018 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 6, 2017, permitted to 13,866 ft.
It was permitted by BP America Production Company and has since transferred to Bpx Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, James Lime, Haynesville.
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
- Denver, CO
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 24, 2026
- Permits on file
- 1,576
- Phone
- (720) 439-5104
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | BPX Operating Company |
| Production reports | BPX Operating Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | BP America Production CompanyJan 6, 2017 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,866
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 6, 2017
- last permit issued
- Mar 23, 2018
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 11.1M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2018 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 23, 2018
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taz Gas Unit G-6-284070 | Carthage (Haynesville Shale) | BPX Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 11.1M | Feb 2018 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 281,897 · prior 12 349,576(-19%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1BP America Production CompanyMar 2018 → Feb 2022
- 2BPX Operating CompanyMar 2022 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 821620-99 | Drill | BP America Production Company | Dec 27, 2016 | Jan 6, 2017 | Feb 5, 2017 | 19,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 2018 | Taz Gas Unit G-6-284070 | Carthage (Haynesville Shale) | BPX Operating Company | Producing | 13,866 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 330 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 5,001 | -4,671 |
| Austin Chalk | 5,003 | -4,673 |
| James Lime | 8,236 | -7,906 |
| James Lime | 8,261 | -7,931 |
| Haynesville | 12,844 | -12,514 |
| Haynesville | 12,856 | -12,526 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 13,999 | 21,521 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 3,410 | 17.5 | 1,873 S |
| 9.625 | 12,987 | 12.25 | 1,769 S |
| 5.5 | 21,820 | 8.5 | 2,695 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 6, 2018 | Jun 7, 2018 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 8, 2018 | Feb 14, 2018 | Yes |
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 42-405-30618 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-405-30618 → 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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