WELL · 42-459-31465 · DISTRICT 6
Laughlin #5H
Upshur County · Gilmer (Cotton Valley Sands) field · Producing · Horizontal
Laughlin #5H (API 42-459-31465) is a horizontal well in Upshur County operated by Sulphur River Exploration Inc., completed October 4, 2014 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued April 22, 2014, permitted to 10,960 ft.
It was permitted by Tanos Exploration II, LLC and has since transferred to Sulphur River Exploration Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Nacatoch, Woodbine, Paluxy, Travis Peak.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Sulphur River Exploration Inc.
Permitted by Tanos Exploration II, LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · 107 permits on file · (800) 734-4872
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sulphur River Exploration Inc. |
| Production reports | Sulphur River Exploration, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Tanos Exploration II, LLCApr 22, 2014 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,960
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 22, 2014
- last permit issued
- Oct 4, 2014
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.36M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2014 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 4, 2014
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laughlin G-6-275917 | Gilmer (Cotton Valley Sands) | Sulphur River Exploration, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 2.36M | Oct 2014 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 91,703 · prior 12 83,830(+9%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Sulphur River Exploration, Inc.Oct 2014 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 782199-98 | Drill | Tanos Exploration II, LLC | Sep 24, 2014 | Apr 22, 2014 | Aug 4, 2014 | 10,960 |
| 782199-99 | Drill | Tanos Exploration II, LLC | Mar 14, 2014 | Apr 22, 2014 | Aug 4, 2014 | 10,960 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-275917 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 429 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Nacatoch | 2,000 | -1,571 |
| Woodbine | 3,400 | -2,971 |
| Paluxy | 5,000 | -4,571 |
| Travis Peak | 8,050 | -7,621 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY - COTTON VALLEY LI | 9,850 | -9,421 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,275 | 11,529 | Perforated |
| 11,617 | 11,871 | Perforated |
| 11,963 | 12,217 | Perforated |
| 12,307 | 12,541 | Perforated |
| 12,662 | 12,912 | Perforated |
| 13,009 | 13,247 | Perforated |
| 13,320 | 13,610 | Perforated |
| 13,689 | 13,922 | Perforated |
| 14,010 | 14,274 | Perforated |
| 14,330 | 14,582 | Perforated |
| 14,640 | 14,922 | Perforated |
| 14,975 | 15,252 | Perforated |
| 15,322 | 15,582 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 4,250 | 12.25 | 1,590 S |
| 5.5 | 15,636 | 8.75 | 2,126 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 | Mar 9, 2015 | Dec 9, 2014 | Yes |
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 42-459-31465 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-459-31465 → 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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