WELL · 42-083-33624 · DISTRICT 7
Vaughn Gary M. #5
Coleman County · Novice West (Gray) field · Vertical
Vaughn Gary M. #5 (API 42-083-33624) is a plugged well in Coleman County, plugged May 29, 2008, last operated by Targo Oil & Gas Inc..
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1983 and 2010, permitted to 4,900 ft.
It was permitted by Valley Petroleum Company and has since transferred to Targo Oil & Gas Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Palo Pinto, Upper Capps, Upper Caps, Gardner.
Its 2 leases have reported 2.06K barrels of oil and 49.6K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Valley Petroleum Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Abilene, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 4, 2025 · 9 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Targo Oil & Gas Inc. |
| Production reports | Targo Oil & Gas, Inc.through Jul 2002 |
| Latest permit | Valley Petroleum CompanySep 24, 2010 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,900
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Sep 24, 2010
- last permit issued
- Feb 18, 1985
- completed
- 2.06K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 49.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 18, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 29, 2008
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaughn, Gary M. O-8-22271 | Novice, West (Gray) | Targo Oil & Gas, Inc. | 1 | 2.06K | 49.6K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Vaughn, Gary O-8-31343 | Coleman County Regular | Black Strata LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jul 2012 – 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.
- 1Cedar Oil CompanyJan 1993 → Jun 1993
- 2Targo Oil & Gas, Inc.Jul 1993 → Jul 2002
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 702427-99 | Reenter | Valley Petroleum Company | Sep 20, 2010 | Sep 24, 2010 | Jul 2, 2012 | 3,650 |
| 248007-99 | Recompletion | Cedar Oil Company | Aug 3, 1984 | Aug 10, 1984 | — | 4,558 |
| 202971-99 | Drill | Amv Operating, Inc. | Jul 27, 1983 | Jul 27, 1983 | — | 4,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-22271 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-31343 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,949 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Palo Pinto | 2,485 | -536 |
| Palo Pinto | 2,985 | -1,036 |
| Upper Capps | 3,385 | -1,436 |
| Upper Caps | 3,385 | -1,436 |
| Gardner | 3,670 | -1,721 |
| Gray | 3,800 | -1,851 |
| Gray Sand | 3,800 | -1,851 |
| Ellenburger | 4,360 | -2,411 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,120 | 3,130 | Perforated |
| 3,806 | 3,810 | Perforated |
| 4,434 | 4,454 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 121 | 12.25 | 115 S |
| 5.5 | 4,557 | 7.875 | 125 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 | Dec 2, 2013 | Mar 15, 2013 | — |
| 00 | Apr 3, 1985 | Mar 4, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Mar 30, 1985 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 20, 1984 | Oct 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 42-083-33624 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-083-33624 → 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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