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42-101-30452

Final Completion

BUCK CREEK

COTTLE County · District 8 · SUNLIGHT EXPLORATION INC. · WHALEN (SILVER BOW III)

Permits

1

Max Depth

6,500 ft

First Permit

1986-11-21

Latest Activity

1986-11-21

Lifespan

< 1 yr

Regulatory Status

Schedule

OFF SCHEDULE

Completion

1987-02-22

Shut-In

—

Plugged

2009-04-01

!

EWA / Permit operator mismatch

Scheduling: SUNLIGHT EXPLORATION INC. ≠ Permit: WHALEN DRILLING & MINING CO.

Resolved via: scheduling → SUNLIGHT EXPLORATION INC.

Production Summary

Cum Oil

— bbl

Cum Gas

— mcf

First Production

1993-01

Last Production

2009-05

Injection / Disposal

W-14 Disposal Plugged 2009-04-27 UIC #000062307 permitted 1999-09-27

Permitted Volume

1,500 bbl/d

Max Pressure

1,000 psi

Injection Interval

3,701–4,102 ft

Injected (12mo)

—

Operator History

Chain of Custody

GREGCO, INC. 1993-1996→ SUNLIGHT EXPLORATION, INC. 1996-2007

Lease Production

Production is reported at the lease level. View production data, decline curves, and history on the lease page.

Oil
production & DCA →

Formation Tops (3) Elevation 1,954 ft (GR)

CSV
FormationTop Depth (MD)Subsea (+above / −below SL)
TOP COLEMAN JUNCTION (Coleman Junction)2,400 ft-446 ft
BASE COLEMAN JUNCTION (Coleman Junction)2,926 ft-972 ft
CISCO REEF (Cisco)3,701 ft-1,747 ft

As reported by operators on W-2/G-1 completion filings (RRC wellbore records). Depths are measured depth; names appear as filed. Subsea = reported elevation − measured depth (negative = below sea level; vertical wellbores only). View filings & logs at RRC ↗

Perforations (1)

IntervalType
3,701–3,705 ftPerforated

Casing (2)

SizeSet DepthCement
8.625"643 ft475 sx
4.5"4,143 ft550 sx

Permit History (1)

#323381 Drill Final Completion

BUCK CREEK · 6,500 ft

1986-11-21

Applications (1)

#323381 A WHALEN DRILLING & MINING CO.
received 1986-11-21

Records & Logs

2 completion filings on record.

W-2/G-1 1987-06-01
W-2/G-1 1987-06-09
Completion packets + logs ↗ Wellbore filings ↗

Completion packets open directly (post-2011 filings include attached logs). Log images can't be deep-linked — clicking copies the API for you to paste.

No GPS coordinates yet

Coordinates come from the RRC GIS backfill and usually appear within days of permit issuance. Located in COTTLE County.

Well Details

Well Number
5
Max Depth
6,500 ft
Drill Type
Vertical
County
COTTLE
District
8
Operator
SUNLIGHT EXPLORATION INC.
Completed
1987-02-22

Operator

Location
CANYON
P-5 Status
Active (filed 2025-08-01)
Cum Oil (all leases)
641,643 bbl
Cum Gas (all leases)
685,638 mcf
Activities
OPRS/O
Total Permits
50