WELL · 42-055-32161 · DISTRICT 1
Bufkin James T. #5
Caldwell County · Tenney Creek field · Vertical
Bufkin James T. #5 (API 42-055-32161) is a plugged well in Caldwell County, plugged January 8, 2026, last operated by Petrosaurus Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 8, 1981, permitted to 2,800 ft.
It was permitted by Texas Stock Tab Inc. and has since transferred to Petrosaurus Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Buda.
Its lease has reported 2.19K barrels of oil and 476 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Texas Stock Tab Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Somerset, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · (210) 336-6355
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Petrosaurus Inc. |
| Production reports | Star Oil, LLCthrough Jun 2019 |
| Latest permit | Texas Stock Tab Inc.Jul 8, 1981 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 8, 1981
- last permit issued
- Aug 12, 1981
- completed
- 2.19K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 476
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 12, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 8, 2026
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 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bufkin, James T. O-1-6109 | Tenney Creek | Petrosaurus, Inc. | 5 | 2.19K | 476 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Saur, JerryJan 1993 → Jul 1996
- 2Global Energy Group, Inc.Aug 1996 → May 1997
- 3Lif-Tex Oil Recovery, Inc.Jun 1997 → Dec 1997
- 4Austin Operating, LLC.Feb 1998 → Dec 1998
- 5Caltex Energy Co.Feb 2002 → Mar 2011
- 6CCR Operating, LLCApr 2011 → Jul 2011
- 7Luling O&G LLCAug 2011 → Oct 2016
- 8Star Oil, LLCMay 2018 → Jun 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 127421-99 | Drill | Texas Stock Tab Inc. | Jul 8, 1981 | Jul 8, 1981 | — | 2,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-6109 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Buda | 2,630 | -2,627 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,375 | 2,675 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.875 | 2,625 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 2,715 | 6.5 | 325 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 | Jul 27, 1989 | Oct 15, 1981 | — |
| 00 | Jul 26, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 28, 1980 | — |
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 42-055-32161 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-055-32161 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 0
- bbl, all reported
- Dec 1990
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000001484 | UIC Permit | Plugged Feb 25, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
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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