TEXAS · WELLS · WHARTON COUNTY · FRANZ, J. H. LEASE · API 42-481-33478 · DISTRICT 03
Franz J. H. #5
Wharton County · Magnet Withers field · Shut In · Vertical
Franz J. H. #5 (API 42-481-33478) is a well in Wharton County operated by Orx Resources L.L.C., completed August 14, 1991 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in September 1, 2026.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 11, 1991, permitted to 5,803 ft.
It was permitted by Apache Corporation and has since transferred to Orx Resources L.L.C. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Field Sand.
Its lease has reported 363K barrels of oil and 291K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting volume in April 2026. The lease carries 7 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Apache Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 2, 2025
- Permits on file
- 1
- Phone
- (346) 444-3320
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Orx Resources L.L.C. |
| Production reports | Orx Resources, L.L.C.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Apache CorporationFeb 11, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,803
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 11, 1991
- last permit issued
- Aug 14, 1991
- completed
- 363K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 291K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 14, 1991
- Shut in
- Sep 1, 2026
- 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; they carry 7 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franz, J. H. O-3-2881 | Magnet Withers | Orx Resources, L.L.C. | 7 | 363K | 291K | Jan 1993 – Apr 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 264 · prior 12 353(-25%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 65 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Apache CorporationJan 1993 → Jun 2016
- 2White Oak Operating Company LLCAug 2016 → Apr 2023
- 3Orx Resources, L.L.C.May 2023 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 384535-99 | Drill | Apache Corporation | Feb 11, 1991 | Feb 11, 1991 | — | 6,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 1991 | Franz J. H. O-3-2881 | Magnet Withers | Orx Resources L.L.C. | Shut In · shut in Sep 1, 2026 | 5,803 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 74 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Field Sand | 5,529 | -5,455 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,540 | 5,543 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,577 | 13.5 | 825 S |
| 5.5 | 5,803 | 8.75 | 920 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Sep 25, 1991 | Sep 11, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 20, 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 42-481-33478 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-33478 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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