WELL · 42-055-34633 · DISTRICT 1
Dinges #5Z
Caldwell County · Bateman (Austin Chalk) field · Vertical
Dinges #5Z (API 42-055-34633) is a plugged well in Caldwell County, plugged May 18, 2005, last operated by E-P Oil CO. Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 27, 1992, permitted to 2,500 ft.
It was permitted by Scully And Smith Oil Corporation and has since transferred to E-P Oil CO. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Dale Lime, Serpentine, Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 2.81K barrels of oil and 20 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Scully and Smith Oil Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Luling, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 6, 2006
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | E-P Oil Co. Inc. |
| Production reports | E-P Oil Co. Inc.through Jul 1998 |
| Latest permit | Scully and Smith Oil CorporationApr 27, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 27, 1992
- last permit issued
- Jun 25, 1992
- completed
- 2.81K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 20
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 25, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 18, 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 lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinges O-1-13588 | Bateman (Austin Chalk) | E-P Oil Co. Inc. | 1 | 2.81K | 20 | 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.
- 1Scully and Smith Oil CorporationJan 1993 → Mar 1994
- 2Main Street Royalty, Inc.May 1994 → Aug 1994
- 3Cinco-C Oil Co.Sep 1994 → Mar 1995
- 4E-P Oil Co. Inc.Apr 1995 → Jul 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 398769-99 | Drill | Scully and Smith Oil Corporation | Apr 27, 1992 | Apr 27, 1992 | Apr 27, 1992 | 2,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-13588 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft |
|---|---|
| Dale Lime | 2,061 |
| Serpentine | 2,071 |
| Austin Chalk | 2,134 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,146 | 2,250 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 2,300 | 7.875 | 374 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 | Aug 31, 1992 | Aug 14, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 25, 1992 | — | — |
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 42-055-34633 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-055-34633 → 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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