WELL · 42-105-38296 · DISTRICT 7
Powell 56 #5
Crockett County · World East (Strawn) field · Vertical
Powell 56 #5 (API 42-105-38296) is a plugged well in Crockett County, plugged November 19, 2015, last operated by Eog Resources Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued October 18, 1999, permitted to 8,400 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Wolfcamp, Strawn, Main Strawn Pay, Ellenburger.
Its lease has reported 220K barrels of oil and 3.41M mcf of gas since August 1999, last reporting in February 2016. The lease carries 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 2, 2025
- Permits on file
- 16,348
- Phone
- (713) 651-7000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | EOG Resources Inc. |
| Production reports | EOG Resources, Inc.through Jun 2015 |
| Latest permit | EOG Resources, Inc.Oct 18, 1999 |
- 8,400
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 18, 1999
- last permit issued
- Dec 5, 1999
- completed
- 220K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.41M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 1999 THROUGH Feb 2016
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 5, 1999
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 19, 2015
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 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powell "56" O-9-14904 | World, East (Strawn) | EOG Resources, Inc. | 5 | 220K | 3.41M | Aug 1999 – Feb 2016 |
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.
- 1Enron Oil & Gas CompanyAug 1999 → Sep 1999
- 2EOG Resources, Inc.Oct 1999 → Jun 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 488546-98 | Drill | EOG Resources, Inc. | Nov 18, 1999 | Oct 18, 1999 | Oct 21, 1999 | 8,400 |
| 488546-99 | Drill | EOG Resources, Inc. | Oct 15, 1999 | Oct 18, 1999 | — | 8,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-14904 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,743 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Wolfcamp | 6,292 | -3,549 |
| Strawn | 8,056 | -5,313 |
| Main Strawn Pay | 8,071 | -5,328 |
| StrawnLOWER STRAWN | 8,130 | -5,387 |
| EllenburgerELLENBERGER | 8,175 | -5,432 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,058 | 8,086 | Perforated |
| 8,106 | 8,162 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.75 | 898 | 14.75 | 425 S |
| 8.625 | 3,075 | 11 | 925 S |
| 5.5 | 8,250 | 7.875 | 250 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 | Mar 9, 2000 | Dec 31, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 10, 2000 | — | — |
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 42-105-38296 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-105-38296 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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