WELL · 42-125-30443 · DISTRICT 8
Pitchfork L&cc "Z" #5
Dickens County · Vertical
Pitchfork L&CC "Z" #5 (API 42-125-30443) is a former disposal or injection well in Dickens County, last operated by Medders Oil Company; its UIC permit is no longer active.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1991 and 1993, permitted to 4,300 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Merkle, Coleman Junction, B/Stockwether, Tannehill.
Its lease has reported 382K barrels of oil and 27.4K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in March 2009. The lease carries 10 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Wichita Falls, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 3, 1996 · 145 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Medders Oil Company, Inc.through May 2007 |
| Latest permit | Medders Oil CompanyDec 30, 1993 |
- 4,300
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Dec 30, 1993
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 382K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 27.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2009
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 lease this well is completed on; they carry 10 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchfork Land & Cattle Co. "Z" O-11-66566 | Tumbleweed, NW. (Tannehill) | Medders Oil Company, Inc. | 10 | 382K | 27.4K | Jan 1993 – Mar 2009 |
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.
- 1Medders Oil CompanyJan 1993 → Feb 1996
- 2Medders Oil Company, Inc.Mar 1996 → May 2007
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 419671-99 | Recompletion | Medders Oil Company | Dec 27, 1993 | Dec 30, 1993 | — | 4,223 |
| 386435-98 | Drill | Medders Oil Company | Sep 25, 1991 | Apr 18, 1991 | Sep 30, 1991 | 4,300 |
| 386435-99 | Drill | Medders Oil Company | Apr 5, 1991 | Apr 18, 1991 | — | 4,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-66566 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,146 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Merkle | 1,430 | 716 |
| Coleman Junction | 3,360 | -1,214 |
| B/Stockwether | 4,043 | -1,897 |
| TannehillTANNEHILL SD | 4,082 | -1,936 |
| TannehillTANNEHILL LM | 4,110 | -1,964 |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.875 | 829 | 12.25 | 600 S |
| 4.5 | 4,218 | 7.875 | 235 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 | Nov 25, 1992 | Oct 26, 1992 | — |
| 00 | Feb 5, 1992 | Oct 23, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 23, 1992 | — | — |
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 42-125-30443 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-125-30443 → 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
- 475K
- bbl, all reported
- Apr 2009
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000077537 | H-1 Injection | Plugged Mar 13, 2009 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 4,000–4,200 |
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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