WELL · 42-079-30794 · DISTRICT 8
Wright D. S. B #5
Cochran County · Levelland (San Andres) field · Vertical
Wright D. S. B #5 (API 42-079-30794) is a disposal or injection well in Cochran County operated by Ard Drilling Company Inc. under an active UIC permit.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 12, 1977, permitted to 5,200 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Rustler, Yates, San Andres.
Its 2 leases have reported 2.11M barrels of oil and 1.87M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 103 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit, with 147K barrels injected in the 12 months reported through February 2026.
Operator of record
Abilene, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 5, 2001 · 78 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Ard Drilling Company Inc. |
| Production reports | A.C.T. Operating Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Ard Drilling Company Inc.Oct 12, 1977 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 12, 1977
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 2.11M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.87M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- 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 103 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wright, J.M. Unit O-11-68120 | Levelland | A.C.T. Operating Company | 99 | 2.09M | 1.72M | Sep 1999 – Jul 2026 |
| Wright, D. S. "B" O-11-3534 | Levelland | Ard Drilling Company Inc. | 4 | 18.4K | 154K | Jan 1993 – Nov 1999 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 37,970 · prior 12 40,293(-6%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 2,227 · prior 12 11,410(-80%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Ard Drilling Company Inc.Jan 1993 → Apr 2000
- 2Walsh Petroleum, Inc.May 2000 → Dec 2022
- 3A.C.T. Operating CompanyJan 2023 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7457-99 | Drill | Ard Drilling Company Inc. | Oct 12, 1977 | Oct 12, 1977 | Nov 7, 1977 | 5,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-3534 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-11-68120 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,741 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| RustlerRUSTLER ANHYDRITE | 2,270 | 1,471 |
| Yates | 2,900 | 841 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES P1 MARKER | 4,225 | -484 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,800 | 4,960 | Perforated |
| 4,812 | 4,834 | Perforated |
| 4,812 | 4,945 | Perforated |
| 4,925 | 4,945 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 412 | 12.25 | — |
| 8.625 | 462 | 12.25 | 300 S |
| 4.5 | 4,945 | 7.875 | 300 S |
| 2.375 | 5,038 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 5,065 | 7.875 | 3,750 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 | May 21, 2024 | Dec 13, 2022 | — |
| 00 | Jan 23, 2007 | Apr 24, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Sep 24, 1999 | Jan 30, 1981 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 30, 1981 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 22, 1977 | — |
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 42-079-30794 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-079-30794 → 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
- 147K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 1.02M
- bbl, all reported
- Feb 2026
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000091469 | H-1 Injection | Active | 350 | 2,400 | 4,800–4,960 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 146,687 · prior 12 60,960(+141%)
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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