WELL · 42-329-31229 · DISTRICT 8
Scharbauer #138
Midland County · Vertical
Scharbauer #138 (API 42-329-31229) is a plugged well in Midland County, plugged May 30, 1984, last operated by Hcw Exploration, Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1983 and 1985, permitted to 13,500 ft.
Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including Rustler, Yates, Grayburg, San Andres.
Its lease has reported 34.3K barrels of oil and 539K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 15, 1989 · 112 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Diamondback E&P LLCthrough Dec 2017 |
| Latest permit | HCW Exploration, Inc.Feb 22, 1985 |
- 13,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 22, 1985
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 34.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 539K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 30, 1984
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scharbauer O-10-29540 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Diamondback E&P LLC | 2 | 34.3K | 539K | 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.
- 1Parker & Parsley Development Co.Jan 1993 → Feb 1995
- 2Parker & Parsley Development L.PMar 1995 → Aug 1997
- 3Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.Sep 1997 → May 2014
- 4Diamondback E&P LLCJun 2014 → Dec 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 267593-99 | Other | HCW Exploration, Inc. | Feb 22, 1985 | Feb 22, 1985 | — | 13,500 |
| 216638-99 | Drill | Branum, M.W. | Oct 5, 1983 | Oct 7, 1983 | Nov 13, 1983 | 13,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-29540 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,885 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rustler | 1,874 | 1,011 |
| Yates | 2,960 | -75 |
| Grayburg | 4,496 | -1,611 |
| San Andres | 4,680 | -1,795 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 7,188 | -4,303 |
| SpraberryUPPER SPRABERRY | 8,072 | -5,187 |
| SpraberryLOWER SPRABERRY | 8,700 | -5,815 |
| Dean | 9,313 | -6,428 |
| Wolfcamp | 9,489 | -6,604 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,075 | 8,406 | Perforated |
| 8,586 | 8,994 | Perforated |
| 9,215 | 10,104 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 354 | 17.5 | 400 S |
| 8.625 | 5,160 | 12.25 | 425 S |
| 4.5 | 10,265 | 7.875 | 1,340 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 | Apr 10, 1985 | Mar 28, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Apr 4, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-329-31229 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-329-31229 → 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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