WELL · 42-497-35865 · DISTRICT 9
Abel-Early #5
Wise County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Producing · Vertical
Abel-Early #5 (API 42-497-35865) is a well in Wise County operated by Lakota Energy Ltd., completed September 15, 2005 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 28, 2005, permitted to 7,350 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Strawn, Caddo, Barnett.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Paradise, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · 105 permits on file · (940) 393-5172
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Lakota Energy Ltd. |
| Production reports | Lakota Energy, Ltd.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Lakota Energy, Ltd.Jun 28, 2005 |
- 7,350
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 28, 2005
- last permit issued
- Sep 15, 2005
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 906K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2005 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 15, 2005
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abel-Early G-13-210979 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Lakota Energy, Ltd. | 1 | 0 | 906K | Sep 2005 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 20,360 · prior 12 16,036(+27%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Lakota Energy, Ltd.Sep 2005 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 602630-99 | Drill | Lakota Energy, Ltd. | Jun 27, 2005 | Jun 28, 2005 | Aug 9, 2005 | 7,350 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-210979 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 654 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,720 | 6,770 | Perforated |
| 6,912 | 7,080 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 521 | 12.25 | 340 S |
| 5.5 | 7,230 | 7.875 | 250 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 16, 2006 | Jan 25, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Nov 23, 2005 | Sep 22, 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 42-497-35865 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-35865 → 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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