TEXAS · WELLS · MARTIN COUNTY · WILBANKS 53 LEASE · API 42-317-40412 · DISTRICT 7B
Wilbanks 53 #3
Martin County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Producing · Vertical
Wilbanks 53 #3 (API 42-317-40412) is a well in Martin County operated by Diamondback E&P LLC, completed June 3, 2016 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued March 10, 2016, permitted to 11,169 ft.
It was permitted by Energen Resources Corporation and has since transferred to Diamondback E&P LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Spraberry, Dean, Wolfcamp, Cisco.
Its lease has reported 101K barrels of oil and 338K mcf of gas since May 2010, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Energen Resources Corporation; 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
- 5,243
- 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 | Energen Resources CorporationMar 10, 2016 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,169
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 10, 2016
- last permit issued
- Jun 3, 2016
- completed
- 101K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 338K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2010 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 3, 2016
- Shut in
- —
- 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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilbanks 53 O-10-40201 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Diamondback E&P LLC | 2 | 101K | 338K | May 2010 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 4,162 · prior 12 2,625(+59%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 11,293 · prior 12 7,986(+41%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Cobra Oil & Gas CorporationMay 2010 → Nov 2011
- 2Energen Resources CorporationDec 2011 → Jan 2019
- 3Diamondback E&P LLCFeb 2019 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 814338-98 | Drill | Energen Resources Corporation | Apr 15, 2016 | Mar 10, 2016 | Mar 13, 2016 | 12,000 |
| 814338-99 | Drill | Energen Resources Corporation | Mar 10, 2016 | Mar 10, 2016 | Mar 13, 2016 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 2016 | Wilbanks 53 O-10-40201 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Diamondback E&P LLC | Producing | 11,169 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,571 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Spraberry | 6,620 | -4,049 |
| Dean | 8,149 | -5,578 |
| Wolfcamp | 8,313 | -5,742 |
| Cisco | — | — |
| Grayburg | — | — |
| Pennsylvanian | — | — |
| Queen | — | — |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - ACTIVE CO2 FLOOD; H | — | — |
| Santa Rosa | — | — |
| Yates | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,624 | 10,677 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.6 | 388 | 17.5 | 500 S |
| 8.625 | 5,327 | 11 | 2,000 S |
| 5.5 | 11,169 | 7.875 | 2,000 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 | Aug 15, 2016 | Jul 12, 2016 | 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 42-317-40412 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-317-40412 → 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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