WELL · 42-429-31808 · DISTRICT 7
Thorpe G. W. -B- #B 5
Stephens County · Stephens County Regular field · Vertical
Thorpe G. W. -B- #B 5 (API 42-429-31808) is a plugged well in Stephens County, plugged October 8, 2003, last operated by Bam Operating Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1978 and 1990, permitted to 3,714 ft.
It was permitted by Ratex Energy Inc. and has since transferred to Bam Operating Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Caddo, Mississippian.
Its 2 leases have reported 3.16K barrels of oil and 19 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in January 2004. The leases carry 11 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Ratex Energy Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Eastland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 6, 2015 · 2 permits on file · (254) 653-8805
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bam Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | Bam Operating, Inc.through Jul 2003 |
| Latest permit | Ratex Energy Inc.Nov 12, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,714
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 12, 1990
- last permit issued
- Dec 14, 1990
- completed
- 3.16K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 19
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 2004
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 14, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 8, 2003
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 11 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thorpe, G. W. -B- O-8-11213 | Stephens County Regular | Bam Operating, Inc. | 6 | 3.16K | 19 | Jan 1993 – Jan 2004 |
| Thorpe, G. W. O-8-10906 | Stephens County Regular | Bam Operating, Inc. | 5 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Oct 1998 |
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.
- 1Sunbelt SalvageJan 1993 → May 1998
- 2Bam Operating, Inc.Jun 1998 → Jul 2003
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 380955-99 | Recompletion | Ratex Energy Inc. | Nov 12, 1990 | Nov 12, 1990 | Nov 13, 1990 | 3,714 |
| 21323-99 | Drill | Associated Exploration, Inc. | Mar 30, 1978 | Mar 30, 1978 | May 8, 1978 | 3,714 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-10906 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-10906 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-11213 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,473 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Caddo | 3,022 | -1,549 |
| Mississippian | 3,540 | -2,067 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,829 | 1,832 | Perforated |
| 2,338 | 2,344 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 275 | — | 175 S |
| 2.375 | 2,351 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 3,710 | — | — |
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 28, 1998 | Mar 19, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 2, 1992 | Mar 19, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 12, 1992 | Jan 26, 1981 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 26, 1981 | — |
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 42-429-31808 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-429-31808 → 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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