WELL · 42-459-31196 · DISTRICT 6
O'Byrne Heirs Gas Unit "A" #5
Upshur County · Vertical
O'Byrne Heirs Gas Unit "A" #5 (API 42-459-31196) is a permitted well in Upshur County filed by BP America Production Company; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended twice) between 2001 and 2004, permitted to 11,500 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Massive Anhydrite (marker), Rodessa, Pettit, Travis Peak.
Operator of record
Denver, CO · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 1,623 permits on file · (720) 439-5104
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Oct 2023 |
| Latest permit | BP America Production CompanyMay 27, 2004 |
- 11,500
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- May 27, 2004
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.36M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2004 THROUGH Jul 2026
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Byrne Heirs Gas Unit "A" G-6-207053 | Glenwood (Cotton Valley) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.36M | Sep 2004 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1BP America Production CompanySep 2004 → Nov 2019
- 2Merit Energy CompanyDec 2019 → Oct 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 546106-98 | Drill | BP America Production Company | Jul 14, 2004 | May 27, 2004 | Jul 15, 2004 | 11,500 |
| 546106-99 | Drill | BP America Production Company | May 25, 2004 | May 27, 2004 | — | 11,500 |
| 506359-98 | Drill | Amoco Production Company | May 8, 2001 | Mar 14, 2001 | — | 11,500 |
| 506359-99 | Drill | Amoco Production Company | Mar 12, 2001 | Mar 14, 2001 | — | 11,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-207053 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 518 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 7,040 | -6,522 |
| Rodessa | 7,500 | -6,982 |
| Pettit | 7,970 | -7,452 |
| Travis Peak | 8,190 | -7,672 |
| Cotton Valley | 9,980 | -9,462 |
| BossierBOSSIER SHALE | 11,200 | -10,682 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,898 | 11,051 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,450 | 11 | 414 S |
| 5.5 | 11,200 | 7.875 | 1,965 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 | Jun 7, 2005 | Jan 20, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 28, 2005 | — | — |
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 42-459-31196 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-459-31196 → 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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