WELL · 42-423-32143 · DISTRICT 6
Slayton Unit #5V
Smith County · Chapel Hill (Cotton Valley) field · Producing · Directional
Slayton Unit #5V (API 42-423-32143) is a well in Smith County operated by Valence Operating Company, completed November 8, 2008 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued October 23, 2006, permitted to 15,000 ft.
It was permitted by J-W Operating CO. and has since transferred to Valence Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Paluxy, Massive Anhydrite (marker), Base Massive Anhydrie, Pettit.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by J-W Operating Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Kingwood, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 4, 2026
- Permits on file
- 990
- Phone
- (281) 359-3659
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Valence Operating Company |
| Production reports | Valence Operating Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | J-W Operating Co.Oct 23, 2006 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 15,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Oct 23, 2006
- last permit issued
- Nov 8, 2008
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 759K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2008 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 8, 2008
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slayton Unit G-6-244183 | Chapel Hill (Cotton Valley) | Valence Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 759K | Nov 2008 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 7,762 · prior 12 6,975(+11%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1J-W Operating Co.Nov 2008 → Sep 2013
- 2Valence Operating CompanyOct 2013 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 626591-97 | Drill | J-W Operating Co. | Aug 13, 2008 | Oct 23, 2006 | Aug 11, 2008 | 15,000 |
| 626591-98 | Drill | J-W Operating Co. | Jul 18, 2008 | Oct 23, 2006 | Aug 18, 2008 | 15,000 |
| 626591-99 | Drill | J-W Operating Co. | Sep 26, 2006 | Oct 23, 2006 | — | 15,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-244183 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 460 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Paluxy | 5,586 | -5,126 |
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)TOP MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 7,220 | -6,760 |
| Base Massive Anhydrie | 7,487 | -7,027 |
| PettitPETTET | 8,168 | -7,708 |
| PettitPETTET | 8,207 | -7,747 |
| Travis Peak | 8,301 | -7,841 |
| Travis Peak | 8,360 | -7,900 |
| TaylorTAYLOR (CV) | 9,787 | -9,327 |
| TaylorTAYLOR (CV) | 11,560 | -11,100 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,562 | 11,602 | Perforated |
| 11,694 | 11,714 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 4,560 | 11 | 1,719 S |
| 5.5 | 11,895 | 7.875 | 1,370 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 13, 2009 | Feb 6, 2009 | — |
| 00 | Feb 3, 2009 | Dec 15, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 24, 2009 | — | — |
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 42-423-32143 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-423-32143 → 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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