WELL · 42-459-31016 · DISTRICT 6
Cedar Springs Gas Unit 3 #5
Upshur County · Cedar Springs (Haynesville) field · Producing · Vertical
Cedar Springs Gas Unit 3 #5 (API 42-459-31016) is a well in Upshur County operated by Buffco Production Inc., completed May 1, 2022 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 31, 2000, permitted to 11,800 ft.
It was permitted by Matador Operating Company and has since transferred to Buffco Production Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 11 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Paluxy, Glen Rose, Massive Anhydrite (marker).
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Matador Operating Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Longview, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 14, 2025
- Permits on file
- 397
- Phone
- (903) 988-8199
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Buffco Production Inc. |
| Production reports | Buffco Production Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Matador Operating CompanyMay 31, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 31, 2000
- last permit issued
- May 1, 2022
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.94M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2000 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 1, 2022
- 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 2 leases 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Springs Gas Unit #3 G-6-180042 | Cedar Springs (Travis Peak 9000) | Buffco Production Inc. | 1 | 0 | 741K | Sep 2000 – Jul 2026 |
| Cedar Springs Gas Unit 3 G-6-183530 | Cedar Springs (Haynesville) | Buffco Production Inc. | 1 | 0 | 2.2M | Sep 2000 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 20 · prior 12 1,045(-98%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Matador Operating CompanySep 2000 → Jul 2003
- 2Brown, Tom Inc.Aug 2003 → Dec 2004
- 3Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Jan 2005 → Mar 2010
- 4Buffco Production Inc.Jan 2011 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 495665-99 | Drill | Matador Operating Company | May 31, 2000 | May 31, 2000 | Jun 1, 2000 | 11,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-180042 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-6-183530 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 499 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 3,840 | -3,341 |
| Paluxy | 5,250 | -4,751 |
| Glen Rose | 5,563 | -5,064 |
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 6,920 | -6,421 |
| James LimeJAMES | 7,628 | -7,129 |
| Pettit | 7,810 | -7,311 |
| Travis Peak | 7,989 | -7,490 |
| Cotton Valley | 9,402 | -8,903 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY GP | 9,402 | -8,903 |
| Maddox Sand | 10,710 | -10,211 |
| BossierBOSSIER SHALE | 10,920 | -10,421 |
| Haynesville | 11,456 | -10,957 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,715 | 9,592 | Perforated |
| 11,456 | 11,685 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 80 | 12.25 | 1,060 S |
| 9.625 | 3,624 | 12.25 | 1,060 S |
| 7 | 11,572 | 8.75 | 2,030 S |
| 7 | 11,752 | 8.75 | 2,030 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 | Dec 1, 2022 | Oct 18, 2022 | — |
| 00 | Nov 22, 2022 | Oct 10, 2022 | — |
| 00 | Aug 28, 2001 | Jul 9, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 8, 2001 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 7, 2001 | Nov 1, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Dec 29, 2000 | — | — |
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 42-459-31016 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-459-31016 → 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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