WELL · 42-055-34316 · DISTRICT 1
Dinges M.Y. #5
Caldwell County · Dale-McBride field · Vertical
Dinges M.Y. #5 (API 42-055-34316) is a well in Caldwell County operated by Geomeg Energy Operating CO. LLC, completed July 1, 1988.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 9, 1987, permitted to 2,650 ft.
It was permitted by Joseco Oil Company and has since transferred to Geomeg Energy Operating CO. LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Wilcox, Midway, Navarro, Dale Lime.
Its 2 leases have reported 23.3K barrels of oil and 2.27K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 13 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Geomeg Energy Operating Co. LLC
Permitted by Joseco Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Aransas Pass, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 4, 2026 · 4 permits on file · (512) 466-7133
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Geomeg Energy Operating Co. LLC |
| Production reports | Viva Petrol LLPthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Joseco Oil CompanyOct 9, 1987 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,650
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 9, 1987
- last permit issued
- Jul 1, 1988
- completed
- 23.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.27K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 1, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 13 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinges, M.Y. -A- O-1-11927 | Dale-McBride | Viva Petrol LLP | 9 | 18.6K | 19 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Dinges, M.Y. O-1-12084 | Dale-McBride | Geomeg Energy Operating Co., LLC | 4 | 4.73K | 2.25K | Jan 1993 – Aug 2006 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 256 · prior 12 268(-4%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Main Street Royalty, Inc.Jan 1993 → Mar 1995
- 2Orr Production CompanyApr 1995 → Jun 1995
- 3Rodenberg, Laura Oil Co.Jul 1995 → Jun 2005
- 4Geomeg Energy Operating Co., LLCJan 2006 → Oct 2020
- 5Origin Production Company, Inc.Mar 2021 → May 2025
- 6Viva Petrol LLPJun 2025 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 337186-99 | Drill | Joseco Oil Company | Oct 9, 1987 | Oct 9, 1987 | — | 2,650 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-11927 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-1-12084 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-1-12084 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 405 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Wilcox | 100 | 305 |
| Midway | 250 | 155 |
| Navarro | 1,000 | -595 |
| Dale Lime | 1,900 | -1,495 |
| Serpintine | 1,910 | -1,505 |
| Austin Chalk | 2,100 | -1,695 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,112 | 2,280 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 2,308 | 6.75 | 260 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 | Jun 9, 2006 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 18, 1992 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 5, 1988 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 22, 1987 | Dec 14, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 16, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-055-34316 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-055-34316 → 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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