WELL · 42-341-31251 · DISTRICT 10
Powell L. B. #5
Moore County · Panhandle Moore County Field field · Vertical
Powell L. B. #5 (API 42-341-31251) is a plugged well in Moore County, plugged March 7, 2012, last operated by J. W. Resources Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 13, 1984, permitted to 3,635 ft.
It was permitted by Texaco Inc. and has since transferred to J. W. Resources Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Glorieta, Red Cave, Wichita-Albany, Wolfcamp.
Its lease has reported 8.77K barrels of oil and 34.4K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in November 2013. The lease carries 9 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Texaco Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Amarillo, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 9, 2025
- Permits on file
- 124
- Phone
- (806) 467-9600
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | J. W. Resources Inc. |
| Production reports | W.B.D. Oil and Gas Inc.through Sep 2004 |
| Latest permit | Texaco Inc.Apr 13, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,635
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 13, 1984
- last permit issued
- Jul 7, 1984
- completed
- 8.77K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 34.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Nov 2013
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 7, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 7, 2012
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 9 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powell, L. B. O-14-5536 | Panhandle Moore County Field | J. W. Resources Inc. | 9 | 8.77K | 34.4K | Jan 1993 – Nov 2013 |
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.
- 1Sunray-Taylor, Inc.Jan 1993 → Nov 1993
- 2W. B. D. Oil & Gas CompanyDec 1993 → Dec 1995
- 3W.B.D. Oil and Gas Inc.Jan 1996 → Sep 2004
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 235535-99 | Drill | Texaco Inc. | Apr 12, 1984 | Apr 13, 1984 | May 26, 1984 | 3,635 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 1984 | Powell L. B. O-14-5536 | Panhandle Moore County Field | J. W. Resources Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,650 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Glorieta | 1,350 | 2,300 |
| Red Cave | 2,138 | 1,512 |
| Wichita-AlbanyWICHITA ALBANY | 3,096 | 554 |
| WolfcampWOLFCAMP CARBONATE | 3,342 | 308 |
| Brown Dolomite | 3,470 | 180 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,530 | 3,538 | Perforated |
| 3,545 | 3,558 | Perforated |
| 3,572 | 3,635 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,600 | 12.25 | 1,000 sx |
| 5.5 | 3,639 | 7.875 | 700 sx |
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 30, 1984 | Aug 14, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Aug 29, 1984 | Aug 14, 1984 | — |
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 42-341-31251 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-341-31251 → 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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