TEXAS · WELLS · SMITH COUNTY · BRIGHT LEASE · API 42-423-31758 · DISTRICT 06
Bright #5
Smith County · Overton (Cotton Valley Sand) field · Producing · Directional
Bright #5 (API 42-423-31758) is a well in Smith County operated by Faulconer Energy LLC, completed July 31, 2004 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued April 16, 2004, permitted to 12,315 ft.
It was permitted by Southwestern Energy Prod. CO. and has since transferred to Faulconer Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Cotton Valley, Taylor, Bossier.
Its lease has reported 4.78K barrels of oil and 506K mcf of gas since July 2004, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Southwestern Energy Prod. Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Tyler, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 29, 2025
- Permits on file
- 46
- Phone
- (903) 581-4382
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Faulconer Energy LLC |
| Production reports | Faulconer Energy, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Southwestern Energy Prod. Co.Apr 16, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,315
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 16, 2004
- last permit issued
- Jul 31, 2004
- completed
- 4.78K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 506K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2004 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 31, 2004
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bright G-6-204696 | Overton (Cotton Valley Sand) | Faulconer Energy, LLC | 1 | 4.78K | 506K | Jul 2004 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 6,079 · prior 12 6,340(-4%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Southwestern Energy Prod. Co.Jul 2004 → May 2012
- 2Linn Operating, Inc.Jun 2012 → Apr 2017
- 3Linn Operating, LLCMay 2017 → Jan 2019
- 4Riviera Operating, LLCFeb 2019 → Jan 2020
- 5Faulconer, Vernon E., Inc.Feb 2020 → Feb 2021
- 6Faulconer Energy, LLCMar 2021 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 543062-98 | Drill | Southwestern Energy Prod. Co. | May 21, 2004 | Apr 16, 2004 | Jun 13, 2004 | 12,200 |
| 543062-99 | Drill | Southwestern Energy Prod. Co. | Mar 10, 2004 | Apr 16, 2004 | — | 12,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2004 | Bright G-6-204696 | Overton (Cotton Valley Sand) | Faulconer Energy LLC | Producing | 12,315 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 518 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Cotton Valley | 10,777 | -10,259 |
| Taylor | 11,785 | -11,267 |
| Bossier | 12,119 | -11,601 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,808 | 12,034 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 4,518 | 11 | 1,048 S |
| 5.5 | 12,310 | 7.875 | 1,000 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Feb 28, 2005 | Sep 16, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 20, 2004 | — | — |
Well logs
1 log loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Jan 15, 2008. Density, Gamma ray, Neutron, Resistivity. These are the logs loaded into Petrora from the Railroad Commission's inventories, not necessarily every log run on the well. The RRC holds the files; each opens from its log search for the well. The kind is the RRC's description of the log; the interval is the one filed for it.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗| Logas described | Files | Intervalft, as filed | Datereceived | SizeMB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combination: Resistivity/Neutron Density PorosityARRAY INDUCTION RSFE PHOTO-DENSITY NEUTRON GAMMA RAY LOGSpans Cotton Valley, Taylor, Bossier | TIFF | 9,460 to 12,310 | Jan 15, 2008run Jul 8, 2004 | — |
"Spans" is by this well's own filed formation tops: a formation runs from its top to the next deeper top filed, and the deepest runs to the bottom of the log. Depths are measured along the wellbore, so on a horizontal the lateral counts in the formation it was landed in.
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 42-423-31758 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-423-31758 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search for it.
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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