WELL · 42-179-31221 · DISTRICT 10
Vanderburg #5
Gray County · Panhandle Gray County Field field · Vertical
Vanderburg #5 (API 42-179-31221) is a plugged well in Gray County, plugged January 30, 1995, last operated by Bce-Mach Iii LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 29, 1982, permitted to 3,500 ft.
It was permitted by Phillips Petroleum Company and has since transferred to Bce-Mach Iii LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Brown Dolomite, Arkosic Dolomite, Granite Wash, Weathered Granite.
Its lease has reported 2.76K barrels of oil and 8.13K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Phillips Petroleum Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Oklahoma City, OK
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- May 18, 2026
- Permits on file
- 10
- Phone
- (405) 252-8100
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bce-Mach III LLC |
| Production reports | Phillips Petroleum Companythrough Apr 1995 |
| Latest permit | Phillips Petroleum CompanyJun 29, 1982 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 29, 1982
- last permit issued
- Aug 16, 1982
- completed
- 2.76K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 8.13K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 16, 1982
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 30, 1995
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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderburg O-14-4834 | Panhandle Gray County Field | Bce-Mach III LLC | 4 | 2.76K | 8.13K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Phillips Petroleum CompanyJan 1993 → Apr 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 165047-99 | Drill | Phillips Petroleum Company | Jun 29, 1982 | Jun 29, 1982 | — | 3,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-14-4834 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,257 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Brown Dolomite | 2,605 | 652 |
| Arkosic Dolomite | 2,783 | 474 |
| Granite Wash | 2,814 | 443 |
| Weathered Granite | 2,856 | 401 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,692 | 2,759 | Perforated |
| 2,892 | 3,314 | Perforated |
| 3,014 | 3,314 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 548 | 12.25 | 275 S |
| 2.375 | 2,891 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 3,412 | 7.875 | 200 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 28, 1986 | Dec 20, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Aug 15, 1984 | Jul 31, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 31, 1984 | — |
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 42-179-31221 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-179-31221 → 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.
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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