WELL · 42-497-37790 · DISTRICT 9
Cothren Unit #5H
Wise County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Producing · Horizontal
Cothren Unit #5H (API 42-497-37790) is a horizontal well in Wise County operated by Scout Energy Management LLC, completed September 3, 2014 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 7, 2014, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. and has since transferred to Scout Energy Management LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 13 formation tops, including Marble Falls, Forestburg, Barnett, Atoka.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · 483 permits on file · (888) 493-2118
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Scout Energy Management LLC |
| Production reports | Scout Energy Management LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.Apr 7, 2014 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 7, 2014
- last permit issued
- Sep 3, 2014
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.05M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2014 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 3, 2014
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cothren Unit G-13-273999 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Scout Energy Management LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.05M | Jun 2014 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 56,129 · prior 12 19,588(+187%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.Sep 2014 → Dec 2014
- 2Fuse Energy, LLCJan 2015 → Jan 2019
- 3Scout Energy Management LLCFeb 2019 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 781288-99 | Drill | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | Mar 5, 2014 | Apr 7, 2014 | May 19, 2014 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-273999 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 911 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Marble Falls | 6,161 | -5,250 |
| Forestburg | 6,390 | -5,479 |
| Barnett | 6,780 | -5,869 |
| AtokaATOKA CONGLOMERATE | — | — |
| Brazos River | — | — |
| BrysonBRYSON SAND | — | — |
| Caddo | — | — |
| Canyon | — | — |
| Overcharged Disposal Zone - Alvo | — | — |
| Overcharged Disposal Zone - Chic | — | — |
| StrawnSTRAWN - 4300 IN BOONESVILLE BEN | — | — |
| Undetermined - Gas Producing Zon | — | — |
| Valera | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,233 | 11,445 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 975 | 12.25 | 425 S |
| 5.5 | 11,560 | 8.75 | 1,051 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 18, 2014 | Oct 22, 2014 | — |
| 00 | Oct 14, 2014 | Sep 8, 2014 | Yes |
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 42-497-37790 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-37790 → 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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