WELL · 42-329-32664 · DISTRICT 8
Midkiff 37 #5
Midland County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Midkiff 37 #5 (API 42-329-32664) is a plugged well in Midland County, plugged October 15, 2020, last operated by Desert Production Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 20, 1992, permitted to 8,400 ft.
It was permitted by Plains Petroleum Operating CO. and has since transferred to Desert Production Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Clear Fork, Spraberry, Jo Mill.
Its lease has reported 62.3K barrels of oil and 174K 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 Plains Petroleum Operating Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 6, 2024 · 7 permits on file · (432) 770-0615
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Desert Production Inc. |
| Production reports | Desert Production, Inc.through Apr 2011 |
| Latest permit | Plains Petroleum Operating Co.Aug 20, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 20, 1992
- last permit issued
- Oct 2, 1992
- completed
- 62.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 174K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 2, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 15, 2020
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midkiff 37 O-10-33441 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Desert Production, Inc. | 3 | 62.3K | 174K | 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 → Oct 1996
- 2Medallion Exploration Corp.Nov 1996 → Dec 1997
- 3Medex Texas, LLPJan 1998 → Oct 2001
- 4Prasad, Hari Production Co.Dec 2001 → Aug 2002
- 5Prasad, Ltd.Sep 2002 → Oct 2005
- 6Hppc, Inc.Nov 2005 → May 2009
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 402406-99 | Drill | Plains Petroleum Operating Co. | Aug 17, 1992 | Aug 20, 1992 | Sep 2, 1992 | 8,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-33441 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,778 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 6,652 | -3,874 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK SPRABERRY | 7,136 | -4,358 |
| SpraberryUPPER SPRABERRY | 7,518 | -4,740 |
| SpraberryMID SPRABERRY | 7,764 | -4,986 |
| SpraberryLOWER SPRABERRY | 8,112 | -5,334 |
| Jo Mill | 8,408 | -5,630 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,615 | 7,722 | Perforated |
| 8,140 | 8,469 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.75 | 344 | 17.5 | 380 S |
| 8.625 | 4,340 | 11 | 385 S |
| 5.5 | 8,575 | 7.875 | 745 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 | Jan 4, 1993 | Nov 13, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 23, 1992 | — | — |
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 42-329-32664 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-329-32664 → 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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