WELL · 42-165-34545 · DISTRICT 8
Sparks 3 #5
Gaines County · Jenkins North (Clear Fork) field · Vertical
Sparks 3 #5 (API 42-165-34545) is a well in Gaines County operated by White Rock Oil & Gas LLC, completed January 29, 2018.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 28, 1992, permitted to 7,350 ft.
It was permitted by Brown, H. L., JR. and has since transferred to White Rock Oil & Gas LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Yates, San Andres, Glorieta, Clear Fork.
Its 2 leases have reported 959K barrels of oil and 1.07M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 59 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Brown, H. L., Jr.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Plano, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 4, 2026 · 31 permits on file · (972) 816-1171
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | White Rock Oil & Gas LLC |
| Production reports | White Rock Oil & Gas, LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Brown, H. L., Jr.Dec 28, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,350
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 28, 1992
- last permit issued
- Jan 29, 2018
- completed
- 959K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.07M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 29, 2018
- 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 59 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Njcu O-11-71233 | Jenkins, North (Clear Fork) | White Rock Oil & Gas, LLC | 53 | 313K | 410K | Jul 2022 – Jul 2026 |
| Sparks "3" O-11-66849 | Jenkins, North (Clear Fork) | White Rock Oil & Gas, LLC | 6 | 646K | 657K | Jan 1993 – Mar 2024 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 73,526 · prior 12 84,375(-13%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 66,749 · prior 12 133,854(-50%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Brown, H. L., Jr.Jan 1993 → Apr 1998
- 2Santa FE Energy Resources, Inc.May 1998 → Oct 1999
- 3Santa FE Snyder CorporationNov 1999 → Oct 2000
- 4Devon SFS Operating, Inc.Nov 2000 → Oct 2002
- 5Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Nov 2002 → Dec 2018
- 6White Rock Oil & Gas, LLCJan 2019 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 407457-99 | Drill | Brown, H. L., Jr. | Dec 21, 1992 | Dec 28, 1992 | May 5, 1993 | 7,350 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-66849 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-11-71233 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,418 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 2,955 | 463 |
| San Andres | 4,596 | -1,178 |
| Glorieta | 6,031 | -2,613 |
| GlorietaGLORIETTA | 6,031 | -2,613 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 6,360 | -2,942 |
| Tubb | 6,908 | -3,490 |
| Clear ForkLOWER CLEARFORK | 7,000 | -3,582 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,590 | 6,363 | Perforated |
| 6,794 | 6,648 | Perforated |
| 7,179 | 6,972 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,738 | 12.25 | 800 S |
| 5.5 | 7,300 | 7.875 | 1,500 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 | Sep 7, 2022 | Apr 9, 2018 | — |
| 00 | Apr 11, 2018 | Apr 9, 2018 | — |
| 00 | Jul 23, 1993 | Jun 18, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 22, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-165-34545 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-34545 → 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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