WELL · 42-479-35182 · DISTRICT 4
Martin Sophie J. B #5
Webb County · Dolores Creek South (Lobo 1) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Martin Sophie J. B #5 (API 42-479-35182) is a well in Webb County operated by Arete Operating Company Iii LLC, completed May 16, 1991 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 20, 1991, permitted to 10,000 ft.
It was permitted by Michael Petroleum Corporation and has since transferred to Arete Operating Company Iii LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Queen City, Recklaw, Wilcox.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Arete Operating Company III LLC
Permitted by Michael Petroleum Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- San Antonio, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 10, 2026
- Phone
- (210) 325-9383
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Arete Operating Company III LLC |
| Production reports | Arete Operating Company III, LLCthrough Jul 2024 |
| Latest permit | Michael Petroleum CorporationFeb 20, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 20, 1991
- last permit issued
- May 16, 1991
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 413K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 16, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin, Sophie J. "B" G-4-138459 | Dolores Creek, South (Lobo 1) | Arete Operating Company III, LLC | 1 | 0 | 413K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 9(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Michael Petroleum CorporationJan 1993 → Jun 1998
- 2Calpine Natural Gas L.P.Nov 2002 → Dec 2005
- 3Rosetta Resources Operating LPJan 2006 → Mar 2012
- 4Pinpoint Energy Operating, LLCApr 2012 → Aug 2012
- 5Petropoint Energy Operating, LLCSep 2012 → Jul 2014
- 6White Oak Operating Company LLCAug 2014 → Sep 2019
- 7Arete Operating Company III, LLCOct 2022 → Jul 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 384919-99 | Drill | Michael Petroleum Corporation | Feb 20, 1991 | Feb 20, 1991 | Feb 21, 1991 | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-138459 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 501 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 2,980 | -2,479 |
| Recklaw | 4,070 | -3,569 |
| Wilcox | 4,440 | -3,939 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,616 | 8,638 | Perforated |
| 8,916 | 8,938 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 787 | 12.25 | 370 S |
| 7 | 7,144 | 8.75 | 590 S |
| 4.5 | 9,507 | 6 | 275 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 | Aug 14, 1991 | Aug 1, 1991 | — |
| 00 | Jul 8, 1991 | Jun 10, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 28, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-479-35182 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-35182 → 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.
New to these records? How to read a well page · API numbers · completion reports and tops · why production is by lease
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/wells/47935182, documented in the API reference.