WELL · 42-423-31631 · DISTRICT 6
Kinsey-JW #5
Smith County · Chapel Hill NE. (Travis Peak) field · Producing · Vertical
Kinsey-JW #5 (API 42-423-31631) is a well in Smith County operated by Ellis Exploration Inc., completed June 28, 2003 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 19, 2003, permitted to 8,800 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Paluxy, Glen Rose, Massive Anhydrite (marker), James Lime.
Its lease has reported 175K barrels of oil and 938K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Tyler, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 16 permits on file · (903) 570-4548
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Ellis Exploration Inc. |
| Production reports | Ellis Exploration, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Ellis Exploration, Inc.Mar 19, 2003 |
- 8,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 19, 2003
- last permit issued
- Jun 28, 2003
- completed
- 175K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 938K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 28, 2003
- 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; they carry 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinsey-JW O-6-10494 | Chapel Hill, NE. (Travis Peak) | Ellis Exploration, Inc. | 5 | 175K | 938K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 4,804 · prior 12 5,028(-4%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 2,004 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Phillips Petroleum CompanyJan 1993 → Sep 1998
- 2Carter ResourcesOct 1998 → Oct 1999
- 3R & D EnergyNov 1999 → Mar 2001
- 4Ellis Exploration, Inc.Apr 2001 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 529596-99 | Drill | Ellis Exploration, Inc. | Mar 14, 2003 | Mar 19, 2003 | May 11, 2003 | 8,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-6-10494 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 417 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Paluxy | 5,524 | -5,107 |
| Glen RoseUPPER GLEN ROSE | 5,834 | -5,417 |
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 7,149 | -6,732 |
| James LimeJAMES | 7,858 | -7,441 |
| Pettit | 8,051 | -7,634 |
| Travis Peak | 8,247 | -7,830 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,300 | 8,405 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,547 | 11 | 703 S |
| 4.5 | 8,600 | 7.875 | 565 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 | Aug 14, 2003 | Jul 16, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 4, 2003 | — | — |
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 42-423-31631 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-423-31631 → 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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