WELL · 42-479-31940 · DISTRICT 4
Middleton Triphene #"E" 5
Webb County · Las Tiendas (Olmos) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Middleton Triphene #"E" 5 (API 42-479-31940) is a well in Webb County operated by Middleton Oil Company, completed April 20, 1978 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 26, 1978, permitted to 7,050 ft.
It was permitted by Enserch Exploration, Inc and has since transferred to Middleton Oil Company on the wellbore schedule.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Enserch Exploration, Inc; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 60 permits on file · (512) 791-9987
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Middleton Oil Company |
| Production reports | Middleton Oil Companythrough Nov 2024 |
| Latest permit | Enserch Exploration, IncJan 26, 1978 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,050
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 26, 1978
- last permit issued
- Apr 20, 1978
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 204K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 20, 1978
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middleton, Triphene G-4-78038 | Las Tiendas (Olmos) | Middleton Oil Company | 1 | 0 | 204K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 764(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1EP Operating Limited PartnershipJan 1993 → Mar 1993
- 2Middleton Oil CompanyApr 1993 → Nov 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17203-99 | Drill | Enserch Exploration, Inc | Jan 26, 1978 | Jan 26, 1978 | Mar 8, 1978 | 7,050 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-78038 | — | — | — | — |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 567 | 12.25 | 384 S |
| 4.5 | 7,047 | 7.875 | 1,901 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 19, 1978 | — |
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 42-479-31940 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-31940 → 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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