TEXAS · WELLS · UPSHUR COUNTY · INDIAN ROCK GAS UNIT #5 LEASE · API 42-459-31081 · DISTRICT 06
Indian Rock Gas Unit #5 #8
Upshur County · Gilmer(jurassic) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Indian Rock Gas Unit #5 #8 (API 42-459-31081) is a well in Upshur County operated by Sulphur River Exploration Inc., completed November 13, 2001 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in January 1, 2023.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 22, 2001, permitted to 12,050 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Cotton Valley, Paluxy, Massive Anhydrite (marker), Rodessa.
Its lease has reported 17.6K barrels of oil and 1.96M mcf of gas since November 2001, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Sulphur River Exploration Inc.
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 22, 2025
- Permits on file
- 107
- Phone
- (214) 373-1091
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sulphur River Exploration Inc. |
| Production reports | Sulphur River Exploration, Inc.through Dec 2022 |
| Latest permit | Sulphur River Exploration, Inc.Aug 22, 2001 |
- 12,050
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 22, 2001
- last permit issued
- Nov 13, 2001
- completed
- 17.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.96M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2001 THROUGH Dec 2022
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 13, 2001
- Shut in
- Jan 1, 2023
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Rock Gas Unit #5 G-6-187126 | Gilmer(jurassic) | Sulphur River Exploration, Inc. | 1 | 17.6K | 1.96M | Nov 2001 – Dec 2022 |
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.
- 1Sulphur River Exploration, Inc.Nov 2001 → Dec 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 512817-99 | Drill | Sulphur River Exploration, Inc. | Aug 21, 2001 | Aug 22, 2001 | Sep 16, 2001 | 12,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13, 2001 | Indian Rock Gas Unit #5 G-6-187126 | Gilmer(jurassic) | Sulphur River Exploration Inc. | Temp Abandoned · shut in Jan 1, 2023 | 12,050 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 369 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY LIME | 1,151 | -782 |
| Paluxy | 5,400 | -5,031 |
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 6,946 | -6,577 |
| Rodessa | 7,410 | -7,041 |
| Travis Peak | 7,870 | -7,501 |
| Boisser Shale | 11,050 | -10,681 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,590 | 11,790 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 4,160 | 12.25 | 1,650 S |
| 5.5 | 12,050 | 8.75 | 2,000 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Mar 25, 2002 | Feb 11, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 1, 2002 | — | — |
Well logs
The RRC's map lists this well among those with logs online. Its monthly inventories loaded here, which start in July 2006, list none for it, so none are itemized.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗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 42-459-31081 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-459-31081 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search for it.
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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