WELL · 42-079-31659 · DISTRICT 8
North-Wright #B5
Cochran County · Levelland field · Vertical
North-Wright #B5 (API 42-079-31659) is a plugged well in Cochran County, plugged October 29, 2019, last operated by Walkabout Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 21, 1983, permitted to 5,000 ft.
It was permitted by Layton Enterprises, Inc. and has since transferred to Walkabout Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Pi Marker, P. Marker, 1st Slaughter, 3rd Slaughter.
Its lease has reported 992K barrels of oil and 126K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 77 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Layton Enterprises, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Lubbock, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 1 permits on file · (325) 762-0420
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Walkabout Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Walkabout Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Layton Enterprises, Inc.Mar 21, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 21, 1983
- last permit issued
- Nov 11, 2010
- completed
- 992K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 126K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 11, 2010
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 29, 2019
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 77 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North-Wright O-11-3894 | Levelland | Walkabout Operating, LLC | 77 | 992K | 126K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 3,639 · prior 12 6,020(-40%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Layton Enterprises, Inc.Jan 1993 → Apr 2007
- 2Ram Operating, Inc.May 2007 → Aug 2008
- 3Roc Operating, Inc.Sep 2008 → Oct 2008
- 4Ram Operating Company, Inc.Nov 2008 → May 2009
- 5Tema Oil and Gas CompanyJun 2009 → Nov 2017
- 6Hexp Operating, LLCDec 2017 → Dec 2023
- 7Walkabout Operating, LLCJan 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 188956-99 | Drill | Layton Enterprises, Inc. | Mar 21, 1983 | Mar 21, 1983 | Nov 1, 1983 | 5,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-3894 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,740 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| PI Marker | 4,546 | -806 |
| P. Marker | 4,546 | -806 |
| 1ST Slaughter | 4,706 | -966 |
| 3RD Slaughter | 4,846 | -1,106 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,850 | 4,906 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 404 | 12.25 | 325 S |
| 5.5 | 4,933 | 7.875 | 1,100 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 18, 2013 | Jan 10, 2011 | — |
| 00 | Jan 24, 1984 | Dec 19, 1983 | — |
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 42-079-31659 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-079-31659 → 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
- 251K
- bbl, all reported
- Feb 2020
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000101708 | H-1 Injection | Plugged Nov 15, 2019 | 800 | 2,340 | 4,680–4,906 |
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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