WELL · 42-481-31077 · DISTRICT 3
Pierce Estates "E" #5-H
Wharton County · Vertical
Pierce Estates "E" #5-H (API 42-481-31077) is a permitted well in Wharton County filed by Texaco Inc.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits in 1978, permitted to 7,500 ft.
Its 2 leases have reported 273K barrels of oil and 151K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 11 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 27, 1996
- Permits on file
- 4,906
- Phone
- (432) 688-4643
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | McGowan Working Partners, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Texaco Inc.Oct 18, 1978 |
- 7,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 18, 1978
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 273K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 151K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 11 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierce Ranch N 4850 Unit O-3-24337 | Pierce Ranch (4850) | McGowan Working Partners, Inc. | 7 | 245K | 112K | May 2003 – Jul 2026 |
| Pierce Estates "E" O-3-11815 | Pierce Ranch (4850) | McGowan Working Partners, Inc. | 4 | 28.2K | 39.4K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2003 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 4,310 · prior 12 4,171(+3%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 4,626 · prior 12 4,718(-2%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Texaco E & P Inc.Jan 1993 → Aug 1994
- 2Apache CorporationSep 1994 → Feb 2003
- 3McGowan Working Partners, Inc.Mar 2003 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34908-99 | Recompletion | Texaco Inc. | Oct 18, 1978 | Oct 18, 1978 | — | 7,500 |
| 17939-99 | Recompletion | Texaco Inc. | Feb 10, 1978 | Feb 10, 1978 | — | 7,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-11815 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-11815 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-24337 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-24337 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,747 | 4,753 | Perforated |
| 4,860 | 4,862 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,206 | 15 | — |
| 2.375 | 4,754 | — | — |
| 2.875 | 6,003 | 9.875 | 2,926 S |
| 2.875 | 6,006 | 9.875 | 200 S |
| 4.5 | 6,007 | 9.875 | 850 S |
| 4.5 | 6,007 | — | — |
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 | Apr 23, 2003 | Nov 20, 1978 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Nov 20, 1978 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 16, 1976 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 28, 1976 | — |
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 42-481-31077 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-31077 → 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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