WELL · 42-503-38611 · DISTRICT 9
Choate #5
Young County · Salt Fork (McLester) field · Vertical
Choate #5 (API 42-503-38611) is a plugged well in Young County, plugged September 14, 2004, last operated by Smith Pipe Of Abilene.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 11, 1985, permitted to 4,500 ft.
It was permitted by Ayres Oil, Inc. and has since transferred to Smith Pipe Of Abilene on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Congl.
Operator of record
Permitted by Ayres Oil, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Abilene, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 3, 2024 · (325) 665-4407
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Smith Pipe of Abilene |
| Production reports | Siroco Operating Co., Inc.through Feb 2003 |
| Latest permit | Ayres Oil, Inc.Feb 11, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 11, 1985
- last permit issued
- Mar 1, 1985
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 71.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 1, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 14, 2004
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Choate G-13-118116 | Salt Fork (McLester) | Smith Pipe of Abilene | 1 | 0 | 71.6K | Jan 1993 – Oct 2012 |
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.
- 1Nitschke, Dan E.Jan 1993 → Jun 2002
- 2Siroco Operating Co., Inc.Jul 2002 → Feb 2003
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 266536-99 | Drill | Ayres Oil, Inc. | Feb 11, 1985 | Feb 11, 1985 | Feb 13, 1985 | 4,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-118116 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,083 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Congl | 3,956 | -2,873 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,956 | 3,959 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 163 | 12.25 | 115 S |
| 4.5 | 4,130 | 7.875 | 280 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 | Oct 14, 1985 | Sep 13, 1985 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 11, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-503-38611 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-503-38611 → 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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