WELL · 42-329-45938 · DISTRICT 8
Butter Crunch K #5LS
Midland County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Shut IN · Horizontal
Butter Crunch K #5LS (API 42-329-45938) is a horizontal well in Midland County operated by Discovery Operating Inc., completed December 8, 2023 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued September 27, 2022, permitted to 9,100 ft.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Seven Rivers, Queen, San Andres, Glorieta.
Its lease has reported 716K barrels of oil and 1.3M mcf of gas since February 2023, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 712 permits on file · (432) 683-5203
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Discovery Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | Discovery Operating, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Discovery Operating, Inc.Sep 27, 2022 |
- 9,100
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Sep 27, 2022
- last permit issued
- Dec 8, 2023
- completed
- 716K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.3M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2023 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 8, 2023
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
Surface location
31.752620, -102.065760
OpenStreetMap → · Google Maps →
Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Midland County.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butter Crunch K O-10-59877 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Discovery Operating, Inc. | 3 | 716K | 1.3M | Feb 2023 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 188,177 · prior 12 273,555(-31%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 445,883 · prior 12 571,942(-22%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Discovery Operating, Inc.Aug 2023 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 883835-97 | Drill | Discovery Operating, Inc. | Apr 23, 2024 | Sep 27, 2022 | Oct 6, 2022 | 9,100 |
| 883835-98 | Drill | Discovery Operating, Inc. | Oct 4, 2023 | Sep 27, 2022 | Oct 6, 2022 | 9,100 |
| 883835-99 | Drill | Discovery Operating, Inc. | Sep 9, 2022 | Sep 27, 2022 | Oct 6, 2022 | 8,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-59877 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,789 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Seven Rivers | 1,800 | 989 |
| Queen | 4,210 | -1,421 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - HIGH FLOWS, H2S, CO | 4,510 | -1,721 |
| Glorieta | 5,124 | -2,335 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 6,875 | -4,086 |
| Spraberry | 7,775 | -4,986 |
| Grayburg | — | — |
| Rustler | — | — |
| Santa Rosa | — | — |
| Yates | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,230 | 17,033 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 317 | 17.5 | 330 S |
| 9.625 | 8,289 | 12.25 | 620 S |
| 5.5 | 17,067 | 8.5 | 2,200 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 | Aug 15, 2024 | Apr 17, 2024 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 14, 2023 | Sep 28, 2023 | Yes |
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 42-329-45938 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-329-45938 → 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.
Nearby wells and their tops
NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM
Draw a cross-section
This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.
Butter Crunch L42-329-45941
0.0 KM · Discovery Operating, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Seven Rivers | 1,800 | 989 |
| Queen | 4,210 | -1,421 |
| San Andres | 4,510 | -1,721 |
| Glorieta | 5,124 | -2,335 |
| Clear Fork | 6,881 | -4,092 |
| Spraberry | 7,962 | -5,173 |
| Rustler | — | |
| Yates | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Butter Crunch J42-329-45936
0.0 KM · Discovery Operating, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Seven Rivers | 1,800 | 989 |
| Queen | 4,210 | -1,421 |
| San Andres | 4,510 | -1,721 |
| Glorieta | 5,124 | -2,335 |
| Clear Fork | 6,882 | -4,093 |
| Spraberry | 7,767 | -4,978 |
| Yates | — | |
| Santa Rosa | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Butter Crunch K42-329-45940
0.0 KM · Discovery Operating, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Seven Rivers | 1,800 | 989 |
| Queen | 4,210 | -1,421 |
| San Andres | 4,510 | -1,721 |
| Glorieta | 5,124 | -2,335 |
| Clear Fork | 6,873 | -4,084 |
| Spraberry | 7,760 | -4,971 |
| Rustler | — | |
| Yates | — |
12 TOPS · FIRST 8
Butter Crunch J42-329-45937
0.1 KM · Discovery Operating, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Seven Rivers | 1,800 | 989 |
| Queen | 4,210 | -1,421 |
| San Andres | 4,510 | -1,721 |
| Glorieta | 5,124 | -2,335 |
| Clear Fork | 6,874 | -4,085 |
| Spraberry | 7,773 | -4,984 |
| Grayburg | — | |
| Rustler | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Butter Crunch L42-329-45942
0.1 KM · Discovery Operating, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Seven Rivers | 1,800 | 989 |
| Queen | 4,210 | -1,421 |
| San Andres | 4,510 | -1,721 |
| Glorieta | 5,124 | -2,335 |
| Clear Fork | 5,820 | -3,031 |
| Spraberry | 8,587 | -5,798 |
| Santa Rosa | — | |
| Yates | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Butter Crunch K42-329-45939
0.1 KM · Discovery Operating, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Seven Rivers | 1,800 | 989 |
| Queen | 4,210 | -1,421 |
| San Andres | 4,510 | -1,721 |
| Glorieta | 5,124 | -2,335 |
| Clear Fork | 6,878 | -4,089 |
| Spraberry | 7,964 | -5,175 |
| Rustler | — | |
| Santa Rosa | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Butter Crunch N42-329-46267
0.4 KM · Discovery Operating, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Queen | 421 | 2,377 |
| Seven Rivers | 1,800 | 998 |
| San Andres | 4,510 | -1,712 |
| Glorieta | 5,124 | -2,326 |
| Clear Fork | 5,820 | -3,022 |
| Spraberry | 8,587 | -5,789 |
| Yates | — | |
| Grayburg | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Butter Crunch N42-329-46264
0.4 KM · Discovery Operating, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Seven Rivers | 1,800 | 998 |
| Queen | 4,210 | -1,412 |
| San Andres | 4,510 | -1,712 |
| Glorieta | 5,124 | -2,326 |
| Clear Fork | 6,882 | -4,084 |
| Spraberry | 7,767 | -4,969 |
| Yates | — | |
| Grayburg | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
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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