WELL · 42-497-35353 · DISTRICT 9
Burress Gas Unit #5
Wise County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Vertical
Burress Gas Unit #5 (API 42-497-35353) is a plugged well in Wise County, plugged April 12, 2024, last operated by Upp Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued July 30, 2003, permitted to 8,600 ft.
It was permitted by Tema Oil And Gas Company and has since transferred to Upp Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Marble Falls, Barnett, Forestburg.
Operator of record
Permitted by Tema Oil and Gas Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 6, 2026
- Permits on file
- 33
- Phone
- (713) 495-5300
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Upp Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Upp Operating, LLCthrough Sep 2021 |
| Latest permit | Tema Oil and Gas CompanyJul 30, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,600
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 30, 2003
- last permit issued
- Aug 14, 2005
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 422K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2004 THROUGH Apr 2024
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 14, 2005
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 12, 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burress Gas Unit G-13-210987 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Upp Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 422K | Aug 2004 – Apr 2024 |
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.
- 1Tema Oil and Gas CompanyAug 2005 → Mar 2017
- 2Rosehill Operating Company, LLCApr 2017 → Oct 2017
- 3Saddle Operating, LLCNov 2017 → Mar 2019
- 4Upp Operating, LLCApr 2019 → Sep 2021
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 534790-98 | Drill | Tema Oil and Gas Company | Jul 7, 2004 | Jul 30, 2003 | Apr 21, 2005 | 8,600 |
| 534790-99 | Drill | Tema Oil and Gas Company | Jul 30, 2003 | Jul 30, 2003 | Apr 21, 2005 | 8,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-210987 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,061 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Marble Falls | 6,847 | -5,786 |
| BarnettUPPER BARNETT | 7,171 | -6,110 |
| Forestburg | 7,258 | -6,197 |
| BarnettLOWER BARNETT | 7,462 | -6,401 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,194 | 7,240 | Perforated |
| 7,468 | 7,682 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,024 | 12.25 | 650 S |
| 5.5 | 7,745 | 7.875 | 600 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 | Nov 23, 2005 | Sep 12, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 27, 2005 | — | — |
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 42-497-35353 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-35353 → 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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