WELL · 42-431-31740 · DISTRICT 8
McEntire 'A' #5
Sterling County · Vertical
Mcentire 'A' #5 (API 42-431-31740) is a former disposal or injection well in Sterling County, last operated by Strand Energy, L.C.; its UIC permit is no longer active.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1985 and 2014, permitted to 7,250 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Yates, Seven Rivers, Grayburg, Wolfcamp.
Its lease has reported 5.57K barrels of oil and 196K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in December 2002. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · 321 permits on file · (713) 202-7160
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Devon SFS Operating, Inc.through Jul 2001 |
| Latest permit | Strand Energy, L.C.May 9, 2014 |
- 7,250
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 9, 2014
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 5.57K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 196K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 2002
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mc Entire -A- O-10-21296 | Credo, E. (Wolfcamp) | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P. | 2 | 5.57K | 196K | Jan 1993 – Dec 2002 |
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.
- 1Santa FE Energy Resources, Inc.Jan 1993 → Oct 1999
- 2Santa FE Snyder CorporationNov 1999 → Jul 2000
- 3Devon SFS Operating, Inc.Feb 2001 → Jun 2001
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 783397-99 | Reenter | Strand Energy, L.C. | Mar 28, 2014 | May 9, 2014 | — | 7,250 |
| 287600-99 | Drill | Adobe Oil & Gas Corp. | Oct 15, 1985 | Oct 15, 1985 | — | 7,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-21296 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,461 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 1,160 | 1,301 |
| Seven Rivers | 1,275 | 1,186 |
| Grayburg | 1,855 | 606 |
| Wolfcamp | 6,981 | -4,520 |
| U. Wolfcamp Pay | 7,038 | -4,577 |
| L. Wolfcamp Pay | 7,106 | -4,645 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,044 | 7,068 | Perforated |
| 7,117 | 7,138 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 372 | 17.5 | 390 S |
| 8.625 | 1,982 | 11 | 950 S |
| 5.5 | 7,249 | 7.875 | 965 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 | Jan 16, 1986 | Jan 2, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 11, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-431-31740 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-431-31740 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 0
- bbl, all reported
- Jan 2016
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000110123 | H-1 Injection | Canceled Apr 20, 2017 | 3,000 | 3,500 | 7,036–7,210 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
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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