WELL · 42-329-31505 · DISTRICT 8
Buchanan 30 #2
Midland County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · NO Production · Vertical
Buchanan 30 #2 (API 42-329-31505) is a well in Midland County operated by Diamondback E&P LLC, completed February 22, 2021 and listed as no production on the RRC schedule, shut in February 1, 2025.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 10, 1985, permitted to 8,940 ft.
It was permitted by Cox, John L. and has since transferred to Diamondback E&P LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Red Bed, Redbeds, Spraberry, Dean.
Its lease has reported 121K barrels of oil and 315K 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
Permitted by Cox, John L.; 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
- 5,237
- 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 Sep 2025 |
| Latest permit | Cox, John L.Apr 10, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,940
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 10, 1985
- last permit issued
- Feb 22, 2021
- completed
- 121K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 315K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 22, 2021
- Shut in
- Feb 1, 2025
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buchanan 30 O-10-21892 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Diamondback E&P LLC | 2 | 121K | 315K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 158(-100%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 4 · prior 12 32(-87%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Cox, John L.Jan 1993 → Sep 2003
- 2JM Cox Resources, L.P.Oct 2003 → Jul 2018
- 3DE3 Operating LLCAug 2018 → Jun 2019
- 4Endeavor Energy Resources L.P.Jul 2019 → Dec 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 272067-99 | Drill | Cox, John L. | Apr 9, 1985 | Apr 10, 1985 | — | 9,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 2021 | Buchanan 30 O-10-21892 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Diamondback E&P LLC | NO Production · shut in Feb 1, 2025 | 8,940 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,662 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,923 | 8,173 | Perforated |
| 7,923 | 8,874 | Perforated |
| 8,610 | 8,684 | Perforated |
| 8,768 | 8,874 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 298 | 17.5 | 350 S |
| 8.625 | 5,007 | 12.25 | 1,000 S |
| 4.5 | 8,940 | 7.875 | 1,400 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 13, 2021 | Apr 7, 2021 | — |
| 00 | Jul 29, 1985 | Jul 1, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jul 25, 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 42-329-31505 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-329-31505 → 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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