TEXAS · WELLS · GAINES COUNTY · TAYLOR "C" LEASE · API 42-165-33293 · DISTRICT 7B
Taylor C #5W
Gaines County · Carter-New Mexico (San Andres) field · Vertical
Taylor C #5W (API 42-165-33293) is a plugged well in Gaines County, plugged December 23, 2003, last operated by Smith Pipe Of Abilene.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 21, 1985, permitted to 5,300 ft.
It was permitted by Wheeler, W. Ridley, Est. and has since transferred to Smith Pipe Of Abilene on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including San Andres.
Its lease has reported 7.96K barrels of oil and 21 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in January 2004. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Wheeler, W. Ridley, Est.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Abilene, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Aug 29, 2014
- Phone
- (325) 692-3903
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Smith Pipe of Abilene |
| Production reports | L.C.S. Production Companythrough Dec 1998 |
| Latest permit | Wheeler, W. Ridley, Est.Jun 21, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 21, 1985
- last permit issued
- Oct 5, 1985
- completed
- 7.96K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 21
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 2004
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 5, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 23, 2003
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor "C" O-11-65033 | Carter-New Mexico (San Andres) | Smith Pipe of Abilene | 2 | 7.96K | 21 | Jan 1993 – Jan 2004 |
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.
- 1American Exploration CompanyJan 1993 → Mar 1997
- 2Bristol Resources CorporationApr 1997 → Apr 1998
- 3Smith Pipe of AbileneMay 1998 → Aug 1998
- 4L.C.S. Production CompanySep 1998 → Dec 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 278400-99 | Drill | Wheeler, W. Ridley, Est. | Jun 20, 1985 | Jun 21, 1985 | Jul 10, 1985 | 5,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 1985 | Taylor C O-11-65033 | Carter-New Mexico (San Andres) | Smith Pipe of Abilene | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,623 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| San Andres | 4,832 | -1,209 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,930 | 4,940 | Perforated |
| 5,192 | 5,226 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 369 | 12.25 | 250 S |
| 5.5 | 5,000 | 7.875 | 1,600 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 | Feb 8, 1990 | Jan 19, 1990 | — |
| 00 | Jan 22, 1986 | Jan 10, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 18, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-165-33293 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-33293 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 0
- bbl, all reported
- Oct 2002
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000058725 | H-1 Injection | Plugged Dec 30, 2003 | 0 | 0 | 5,192–0 |
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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