WELL · 42-109-32771 · DISTRICT 8
Middleground 16 Unit #5H
Culberson County · Derby (Bone Spring) field · Producing · Horizontal
Middleground 16 Unit #5H (API 42-109-32771) is a horizontal well in Culberson County operated by Coterra Energy Operating CO., completed June 23, 2016 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued October 17, 2014, permitted to 7,507 ft.
It was permitted by Cimarex Energy CO. and has since transferred to Coterra Energy Operating CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 9 formation tops, including Delaware, Cherry Canyon, Bone Spring, Atoka.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Cimarex Energy Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- May 20, 2026
- Permits on file
- 184
- Phone
- (432) 571-7800
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Coterra Energy Operating Co. |
| Production reports | Cimarex Energy Co.through Oct 2025 |
| Latest permit | Cimarex Energy Co.Oct 17, 2014 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,507
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 17, 2014
- last permit issued
- Jun 23, 2016
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.72M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2015 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 23, 2016
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middleground 16 Unit G-10-279957 | Derby (Bone Spring) | Coterra Energy Operating Co. | 1 | 0 | 2.72M | Dec 2015 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,000 · prior 12 109,401(-99%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Cimarex Energy Co.Jun 2016 → Oct 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 795389-98 | Drill | Cimarex Energy Co. | Sep 30, 2015 | Oct 17, 2014 | Nov 27, 2015 | 8,290 |
| 795389-99 | Drill | Cimarex Energy Co. | Sep 2, 2014 | Oct 17, 2014 | Nov 27, 2015 | 8,235 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2016 | Middleground 16 Unit G-10-279957 | Derby (Bone Spring) | Coterra Energy Operating Co. | Producing | 7,507 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,186 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Delaware | 2,079 | 1,107 |
| Cherry Canyon | 3,109 | 77 |
| Bone SpringBONE SPRINGS | 5,714 | -2,528 |
| Atoka | — | — |
| DelawareFORD-DELAWARE | — | — |
| Mississippian | — | — |
| Morrow | — | — |
| Rustler | — | — |
| Strawn | — | — |
| Wolfcamp | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,408 | 12,113 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,003 | 12.25 | 930 S |
| 5.5 | 12,141 | 8.75 | 2,300 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 | Oct 27, 2016 | Aug 25, 2016 | Yes |
| 00 | May 24, 2016 | Apr 20, 2016 | Yes |
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 42-109-32771 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-109-32771 → 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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