WELL · 42-371-36778 · DISTRICT 8
West Ranch 5 #3
Pecos County · Bitterweed S. (Caballos) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
West Ranch 5 #3 (API 42-371-36778) is a well in Pecos County operated by Longfellow Energy LP, completed December 30, 1997 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued November 4, 1997, permitted to 6,500 ft.
It was permitted by Fina Oil & Chemical Company and has since transferred to Longfellow Energy LP on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Dimple, Tesnus, Caballos.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Fina Oil & Chemical Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 26, 2026
- Permits on file
- 37
- Phone
- (972) 590-9900
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Longfellow Energy LP |
| Production reports | Longfellow Energy, LPthrough Mar 2024 |
| Latest permit | Fina Oil & Chemical CompanyNov 4, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 4, 1997
- last permit issued
- Dec 30, 1997
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.59M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 30, 1997
- 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Ranch 5 G-10-167273 | Pinon (Overthrust) | Longfellow Energy, LP | 1 | 0 | 997K | Dec 1997 – Jul 2026 |
| West Ranch 5 G-10-167275 | Bitterweed, S. (Caballos) | Longfellow Energy, LP | 1 | 0 | 3.59M | Dec 1997 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Fina Oil & Chemical CompanyJan 1998 → May 1998
- 2Riata Energy, Inc.Jun 1998 → Nov 2006
- 3Sandridge Energy, Inc.Dec 2006 → May 2009
- 4Sandridge Expl. and Prod., LLCJun 2009 → Feb 2016
- 5Occidental W TX Overthrust, Inc.Mar 2016 → Dec 2021
- 6Longfellow Energy, LPJan 2022 → Mar 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 469087-98 | Drill | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Mar 2, 1998 | Nov 4, 1997 | — | 5,410 |
| 469087-99 | Drill | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Oct 22, 1997 | Nov 4, 1997 | Nov 15, 1997 | 6,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-10-167273 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-10-167275 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 4,088 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Dimple | 3,196 | 892 |
| Tesnus | 4,050 | 38 |
| Caballos | 5,026 | -938 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,198 | 3,708 | Perforated |
| 5,036 | 5,310 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,415 | 12.25 | 610 S |
| 5.5 | 5,410 | 8.5 | 1,150 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 | Jun 29, 1998 | Feb 17, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 26, 1998 | Feb 17, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 2, 1998 | — | 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 42-371-36778 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-371-36778 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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