WELL · 42-179-31372 · DISTRICT 10
Bowers J. B. B #5
Gray County · Panhandle Gray County Field field · Vertical
Bowers J. B. B #5 (API 42-179-31372) is a plugged well in Gray County, plugged June 7, 2007, last operated by Oilwell Operators Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 13, 1983, permitted to 3,400 ft.
It was permitted by Hoover, B. L., JR. and has since transferred to Oilwell Operators Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Brown Dolomite, Weathered Granite.
Its lease has reported 4.9K barrels of oil and 72.2K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Hoover, B. L., Jr.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Pampa, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 70 permits on file · (806) 661-8821
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Oilwell Operators Inc. |
| Production reports | Oilwell Operators, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Hoover, B. L., Jr.Apr 13, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 13, 1983
- last permit issued
- Sep 12, 1985
- completed
- 4.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 72.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 12, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 7, 2007
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 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowers, J. B. "B" O-14-4936 | Panhandle Gray County Field | Oilwell Operators, Inc. | 5 | 4.9K | 72.2K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 131 · prior 12 109(+20%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 2(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Weathered Operating Co.Jan 1993 → Feb 1995
- 2Jea Oil & GasMar 1995 → Jul 2002
- 3Jaco IncAug 2002 → Oct 2022
- 4Oilwell Operators, Inc.Nov 2022 → Aug 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 191401-99 | Drill | Hoover, B. L., Jr. | Apr 13, 1983 | Apr 13, 1983 | Jul 15, 1983 | 3,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-14-4936 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,170 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Brown Dolomite | 2,460 | 710 |
| Weathered Granite | 2,670 | 500 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,430 | 3,009 | Perforated |
| 2,700 | 3,009 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 559 | 12.25 | 275 S |
| 5.5 | 3,080 | 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 | Oct 9, 1985 | Sep 19, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Mar 28, 1984 | Mar 7, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Mar 16, 1984 | Mar 7, 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 42-179-31372 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-179-31372 → 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
- 583K
- bbl, all reported
- Jun 2007
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000057350 | H-1 Injection | Plugged Jun 29, 2007 | 250 | 100 | 2,700–3,018 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 7,872(-100%)
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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