WELL · 42-457-00353 · DISTRICT 3
Parker James F. #5
Tyler County · Fred East (8200 -C- Sand) field · Producing · Vertical
Parker James F. #5 (API 42-457-00353) is a well in Tyler County operated by Foundation Energy Management LLC, completed May 1, 1997 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 14, 1997, permitted to 8,933 ft.
It was permitted by Merit Energy Company and has since transferred to Foundation Energy Management LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 132K barrels of oil and 25.1K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Foundation Energy Management LLC
Permitted by Merit Energy Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Addison, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 1, 2026
- Permits on file
- 68
- Phone
- (972) 707-2500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Foundation Energy Management LLC |
| Production reports | Foundation Energy Management LLCthrough Feb 2026 |
| Latest permit | Merit Energy CompanyMar 14, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,933
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 14, 1997
- last permit issued
- May 1, 1997
- completed
- 132K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 25.1K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 1, 1997
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parker, James F. O-3-9626 | Fred, East (8200 -C- Sand) | Foundation Energy Management LLC | 1 | 132K | 25.1K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 326 · prior 12 1,260(-74%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Murphy Oil USA, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jan 1993
- 2Murphy Exploration & Prod. Co.Feb 1993 → Aug 1996
- 3Merit Energy CompanySep 1996 → Jan 2010
- 4Addison Oil, LLCFeb 2010 → Aug 2011
- 5Silver Oak Energy, LLCSep 2011 → Jun 2014
- 6Foundation Energy Management LLCJul 2014 → Feb 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 459794-99 | Recompletion | Merit Energy Company | Mar 12, 1997 | Mar 14, 1997 | Apr 23, 1997 | 8,933 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-9626 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,162 | 8,195 | Perforated |
| 8,218 | 8,227 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,685 | 15 | 1,385 S |
| 7 | 8,933 | 9.875 | 1,180 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 | Jul 7, 1997 | May 29, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-457-00353 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-457-00353 → 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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