TEXAS · WELLS · MIDLAND COUNTY · BUCHANAN -J- LEASE · API 42-329-31540 · DISTRICT 7B
Buchanan -J- #3
Midland County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Producing · Vertical
Buchanan -J- #3 (API 42-329-31540) is a well in Midland County operated by Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc., completed December 1, 1985 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 31, 1985, permitted to 9,030 ft.
It was permitted by Cox, John L. and has since transferred to Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Redbeds, Spraberry, Dean.
Its lease has reported 81.3K barrels of oil and 237K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 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
- Spring, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jul 8, 2026
- Permits on file
- 15,628
- Phone
- (972) 444-4001
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc. |
| Production reports | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.through Jul 2025 |
| Latest permit | Cox, John L.May 31, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,030
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 31, 1985
- last permit issued
- Dec 1, 1985
- completed
- 81.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 237K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 1, 1985
- 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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buchanan -J- O-10-22168 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | 3 | 81.3K | 237K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 148 · prior 12 1,491(-90%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 234 · prior 12 2,994(-92%)
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 → Jul 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 276786-99 | Drill | Cox, John L. | May 30, 1985 | May 31, 1985 | — | 9,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 1985 | Buchanan -J- O-10-22168 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc. | Producing | 9,030 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,996 | 8,222 | Perforated |
| 8,493 | 8,890 | Perforated |
| 8,865 | 8,977 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 282 | 17.5 | 350 S |
| 8.625 | 4,940 | 11 | 1,000 S |
| 4.5 | 9,030 | 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 | Dec 30, 1985 | Dec 6, 1985 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 12, 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 42-329-31540 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-329-31540 → 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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