WELL · 42-603-30220 · DISTRICT 4
State Tract 840-S #5
Matgrda IS-SB County · Clear S. (Mio. 8600) field · Directional
State Tract 840-S #5 (API 42-603-30220) is a plugged well in Matgrda IS-SB County, plugged June 28, 2005, last operated by Forest Oil Corporation.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits (amended once) between 1983 and 1999, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Forcenergy Inc and has since transferred to Forest Oil Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Anahuac, Frio.
Operator of record
Permitted by Forcenergy Inc; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 11, 2015 · 1,861 permits on file · (866) 520-0402
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Forest Oil Corporation |
| Production reports | Forest Oil Corporationthrough May 2003 |
| Latest permit | Forcenergy IncApr 30, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Apr 30, 1999
- last permit issued
- Oct 3, 1999
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 6.8M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 2006
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 3, 1999
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 28, 2005
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 4 leases this well is completed on; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Tract 840-S G-4-174813 | Clear, South (Frio 9200) | Forest Oil Corporation | 1 | 0 | 2.61M | Oct 1999 – Jan 2006 |
| State Tract 840-S G-4-174814 | Clear, S. (Mio. 8600) | Forest Oil Corporation | 1 | 0 | 49.8K | Oct 1999 – Jan 2006 |
| State Tract 840-S G-4-127927 | Clear, South (Frio 9200) | Forcenergy Inc | 1 | 0 | 4.15M | Jan 1993 – Feb 2000 |
| State Tract 840-S G-4-113626 | Clear, S. (Frio 10700) | Forcenergy Inc | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Oct 1999 |
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.
- 1Pg&e Resources Offshore CompanyJan 1993 → Oct 1994
- 2Dalen Resources Oil & Gas Co.Nov 1994 → Dec 1995
- 3Enserch Exploration, IncJan 1996 → Mar 1998
- 4Forcenergy IncApr 1998 → Jan 2001
- 5Forest Oil CorporationFeb 2001 → May 2003
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 484171-98 | Recompletion | Forcenergy Inc | Oct 11, 1999 | Apr 30, 1999 | Sep 4, 1999 | 11,159 |
| 484171-99 | Recompletion | Forcenergy Inc | Apr 23, 1999 | Apr 30, 1999 | — | 11,159 |
| 345620-99 | Recompletion | Corpus Christi Oil & Gas Co. | Apr 25, 1988 | Apr 27, 1988 | — | 10,700 |
| 199208-99 | Drill | Corpus Christi Oil & Gas Co. | Jun 22, 1983 | Jun 22, 1983 | May 17, 1984 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-113626 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-127927 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-174813 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-174814 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 79 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | 5,100 | -5,021 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)TOP OF MIOCENE | 5,700 | -5,621 |
| Anahuac | 6,850 | -6,771 |
| AnahuacTOP OF ANAHUAC | 6,850 | -6,771 |
| Frio | 9,200 | -9,121 |
| FrioTOP OF FRIO | 9,200 | -9,121 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,592 | 8,758 | Perforated |
| 9,194 | 9,264 | Perforated |
| 9,268 | 9,306 | Perforated |
| 10,661 | 10,669 | Perforated |
| 10,712 | 10,722 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | 203 | — | — |
| 13.375 | 3,020 | 17.5 | 2,200 S |
| 9.625 | 7,270 | 12.25 | 925 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 | Dec 7, 1999 | Nov 2, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 16, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | Oct 28, 1988 | May 18, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 6, 1988 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 22, 1985 | Sep 14, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Dec 8, 1984 | Aug 12, 1984 | — |
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 42-603-30220 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-603-30220 → 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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