TEXAS · WELLS · ECTOR COUNTY · GARDENDALE "5" LEASE · API 42-135-43397 · DISTRICT 7B
Gardendale 5 #3
Ector County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Shut In · Vertical
Gardendale 5 #3 (API 42-135-43397) is a well in Ector County operated by Diamondback E&P LLC, completed June 10, 2016 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in October 1, 2026.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 18, 2015, permitted to 10,865 ft.
It was permitted by Fdl Operating, LLC and has since transferred to Diamondback E&P LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Santa Rosa, Yates, Seven Rivers, San Andres.
Its lease has reported 948K barrels of oil and 3.88M mcf of gas since May 2010, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 16 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by FDL Operating, LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- May 4, 2026
- Permits on file
- 5,237
- Phone
- (432) 221-7400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Diamondback E&P LLC |
| Production reports | Diamondback E&P LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | FDL Operating, LLCDec 18, 2015 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,865
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 18, 2015
- last permit issued
- Jun 10, 2016
- completed
- 948K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.88M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2010 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 10, 2016
- Shut in
- Oct 1, 2026
- 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; they carry 16 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardendale "5" O-10-40553 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Diamondback E&P LLC | 16 | 948K | 3.88M | May 2010 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 137,115 · prior 12 147,482(-7%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 16,878 · prior 12 18,552(-9%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Keystone Petroleum GP LLCMay 2010 → Oct 2010
- 2Berry Oil Comp.Nov 2010 → Jun 2014
- 3Linn Operating, Inc.Jul 2014 → Feb 2015
- 4FDL Operating, LLCMar 2015 → Dec 2021
- 5Contango Resources, LLCJan 2022 → Nov 2022
- 6Slant Operating, LLCDec 2022 → Jun 2023
- 7De IV Operating, LLCJul 2023 → Apr 2025
- 8Diamondback E&P LLCMay 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 812662-99 | Drill | FDL Operating, LLC | Dec 11, 2015 | Dec 18, 2015 | Feb 4, 2016 | 11,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 2016 | Gardendale 5 O-10-40553 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Diamondback E&P LLC | Shut In · shut in Oct 1, 2026 | 10,865 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,972 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Santa RosaSANTA ROSA BASE | 1,298 | 1,674 |
| Yates | 3,105 | -133 |
| Seven Rivers | 3,377 | -405 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - HIGH FLOWS, H2S, CO | 4,883 | -1,911 |
| Glorieta | 6,044 | -3,072 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 7,240 | -4,268 |
| Spraberry | 7,982 | -5,010 |
| Grayburg | — | — |
| Holt | — | — |
| Queen | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,972 | 10,771 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.75 | 1,674 | 14.75 | 890 S |
| 8.625 | 5,513 | 11 | 1,470 S |
| 5.5 | 10,865 | 7.875 | 848 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 11, 2017 | Aug 8, 2017 | 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 42-135-43397 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-43397 → 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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