WELL · 42-329-32151 · DISTRICT 8
Babb -30- #5
Midland County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Babb -30- #5 (API 42-329-32151) is a plugged well in Midland County, plugged May 13, 2014, last operated by Xto Energy Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 25, 1989, permitted to 8,600 ft.
It was permitted by Mlc CO., Inc. and has since transferred to Xto Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Spraberry, Jo Mills.
Its lease has reported 429K barrels of oil and 3.65M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 17 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by MLC Co., Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Spring, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 8, 2026
- Permits on file
- 16,156
- Phone
- (346) 502-1572
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | XTO Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | XTO Energy Inc.through Aug 2022 |
| Latest permit | MLC Co., Inc.Sep 25, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 25, 1989
- last permit issued
- Oct 30, 1989
- completed
- 429K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.65M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 30, 1989
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 13, 2014
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 17 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babb -30- O-10-32407 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | XTO Energy Inc. | 17 | 429K | 3.65M | 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.
- 1Plains Petroleum Operating Co.Jan 1993 → Jan 2000
- 2Rim Operating, Inc.Feb 2000 → Aug 2001
- 3Dean Energy, Inc.Sep 2001 → Oct 2007
- 4Dacott Oil & Gas, LLCNov 2007 → Mar 2010
- 5Berry Oil Comp.Apr 2010 → Jun 2014
- 6Linn Operating, Inc.Jul 2014 → Jul 2014
- 7XTO Energy Inc.Aug 2014 → Aug 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 364293-99 | Drill | MLC Co., Inc. | Sep 25, 1989 | Sep 25, 1989 | Oct 14, 1989 | 8,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-32407 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,775 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,511 | 7,590 | Perforated |
| 8,120 | 8,350 | Perforated |
| 8,397 | 8,460 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 525 | 11 | 250 S |
| 5.5 | 8,580 | 7.875 | 395 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 | Nov 27, 1989 | Nov 8, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 18, 1989 | — | — |
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 42-329-32151 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-329-32151 → 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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