WELL · 42-423-30922 · DISTRICT 6
Williams A #5
Smith County · Chapel Hill (Rodessa) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Williams A #5 (API 42-423-30922) is a well in Smith County operated by Linder John Operating CO. LLC, completed February 14, 1985 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 27, 1984, permitted to 7,600 ft.
It was permitted by Schlachter, David A. and has since transferred to Linder John Operating CO. LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Paluxy, Rodessa.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Schlachter, David A.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Gladewater, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 14 permits on file · (903) 845-4240
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Linder John Operating Co. LLC |
| Production reports | Schlachter Operating Corporationthrough Oct 2012 |
| Latest permit | Schlachter, David A.Nov 27, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 27, 1984
- last permit issued
- Feb 14, 1985
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 116K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 14, 1985
- 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 →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williams "A" G-6-115305 | Chapel Hill (Rodessa) | Linder, John Operating Co., LLC | 1 | 0 | 116K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Schlachter, David A.Jan 1993 → Apr 1999
- 2Schlachter, David A., Estate OFMay 1999 → Jan 2000
- 3Schlachter Operating CorporationFeb 2000 → Oct 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 259229-99 | Drill | Schlachter, David A. | Nov 26, 1984 | Nov 27, 1984 | Dec 19, 1984 | 7,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-115305 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 441 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,390 | 7,402 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,364 | 11 | 500 S |
| 5.5 | 7,600 | 7.875 | 400 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 | Mar 18, 1985 | Feb 26, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Mar 15, 1985 | Feb 19, 1985 | — |
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 42-423-30922 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-423-30922 → 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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