WELL · 42-009-40174 · DISTRICT 9
Expando #5
Archer County · Archer County Regular field · Vertical
Expando #5 (API 42-009-40174) is a plugged well in Archer County, plugged March 25, 1998, last operated by Strange Joyce Marital Trust.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 27, 1989, permitted to 1,650 ft.
It was permitted by Strange, D. D. and has since transferred to Strange Joyce Marital Trust on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Oil Sand, Oil Sand Gunsite.
Its lease has reported 2.74K barrels of oil and 21 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in May 1998. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Strange, D. D.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Holliday, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 5, 2008
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Strange Joyce Marital Trust |
| Production reports | Strange, Joyce Marital Trustthrough Oct 1997 |
| Latest permit | Strange, D. D.Nov 27, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,650
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 27, 1989
- last permit issued
- Dec 5, 1989
- completed
- 2.74K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 21
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 1998
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 5, 1989
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 25, 1998
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; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expando O-13-27583 | Archer County Regular | Strange, Joyce Marital Trust | 4 | 2.74K | 21 | Jan 1993 – May 1998 |
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.
- 1Strange, D. D.Jan 1993 → Oct 1996
- 2Strange, Joyce Marital TrustNov 1996 → Oct 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 366747-99 | Drill | Strange, D. D. | Nov 21, 1989 | Nov 27, 1989 | — | 1,650 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-27583 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,021 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Oil Sand | 319 | 702 |
| Oil Sand Gunsite | 1,605 | -584 |
| Oil Sand Gunsite | 1,618 | -597 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,601 | 1,605 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 1,650 | 7.875 | 380 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 | Jan 24, 1990 | Jan 2, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 10, 1990 | — | — |
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 42-009-40174 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-009-40174 → 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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