WELL · 42-485-41996 · DISTRICT 9
Prothro C. N. #5E
Wichita County · Wichita County Regular field · Vertical
Prothro C. N. #5E (API 42-485-41996) is a plugged well in Wichita County, plugged July 18, 2023, last operated by Waggoner Operating L.L.C..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 30, 1989, permitted to 2,000 ft.
It was permitted by Exmoor Oil & Minerals Corp. and has since transferred to Waggoner Operating L.L.C. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Cisco, Lime, Gunsight, Gunsighted.
Its lease has reported 28.2K barrels of oil and 22 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 11 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Exmoor Oil & Minerals Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Vernon, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 80 permits on file · (940) 552-2521
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Waggoner Operating L.L.C. |
| Production reports | Vinland Texas Services LLCthrough Apr 2020 |
| Latest permit | Exmoor Oil & Minerals Corp.Oct 30, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 30, 1989
- last permit issued
- Mar 12, 2020
- completed
- 28.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 22
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 12, 2020
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 18, 2023
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 11 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prothro, C. N. O-13-10603 | Wichita County Regular | Waggoner Operating, L.L.C. | 11 | 28.2K | 22 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Primrose Operating CompanyJan 1993 → Sep 1996
- 2Witt OperatingOct 1996 → May 1998
- 3McDay Energy Corp.Jun 1998 → Jul 2008
- 4WG Operating, Inc.Aug 2008 → May 2012
- 5Halcon Operating Co., Inc.Jun 2012 → Oct 2013
- 6Layline Energy I LLCNov 2013 → Dec 2019
- 7Vinland Texas Services LLCJan 2020 → Apr 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 365593-99 | Drill | Exmoor Oil & Minerals Corp. | Oct 25, 1989 | Oct 30, 1989 | — | 2,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-10603 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,125 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,660 | 1,670 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 1,700 | 7.875 | 325 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 | May 11, 2020 | Mar 12, 2020 | — |
| 00 | Jan 6, 1994 | Nov 3, 1993 | — |
| 00 | Mar 28, 1990 | Mar 9, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 20, 1990 | — | — |
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 42-485-41996 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-485-41996 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 92.7K
- bbl, all reported
- May 2023
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000079640 | H-1 Injection | Plugged Aug 7, 2023 | 400 | 750 | 1,660–1,670 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
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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