WELL · 42-371-36807 · DISTRICT 8
West Ranch 5 #4
Pecos County · Pinon (Overthrust) field · Vertical
West Ranch 5 #4 (API 42-371-36807) is a well in Pecos County operated by Sandridge Energy Inc., completed July 27, 1998.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended 4 times), issued January 15, 1998, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by Riata Energy, Inc. and has since transferred to Sandridge Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Base Cretaceous (marker), Dimple Limestone, Tesnus, 1st Caballos.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Riata Energy, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Oklahoma City, OK · P-5 Y, filed Aug 7, 2009 · 698 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sandridge Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Longfellow Energy, LPthrough Feb 2024 |
| Latest permit | Fina Oil & Chemical CompanyJan 15, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 5
- permits on file
- Jan 15, 1998
- last permit issued
- Jul 27, 1998
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 15.5M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 1998 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 27, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 G-10-170424 | Pinon (Overthrust) | Longfellow Energy, LP | 1 | 0 | 15.5M | Jul 1998 – Jul 2026 |
| West Ranch 5 G-10-170423 | Pinon (Overthrust) | Sandridge Energy, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 24.3K | Jul 1998 – Jun 2007 |
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.
- 1Riata Energy, Inc.Aug 1998 → Nov 2006
- 2Sandridge Energy, Inc.Dec 2006 → May 2009
- 3Sandridge Expl. and Prod., LLCJun 2009 → Feb 2016
- 4Occidental W TX Overthrust, Inc.Mar 2016 → Dec 2021
- 5Longfellow Energy, LPJan 2022 → Feb 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 472228-95 | Drill | Riata Energy, Inc. | Sep 25, 1998 | Jan 15, 1998 | — | 8,000 |
| 472228-96 | Drill | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | May 5, 1998 | Jan 15, 1998 | — | 8,000 |
| 472228-97 | Drill | Riata Energy, Inc. | Mar 26, 1998 | Jan 15, 1998 | Apr 8, 1998 | 9,000 |
| 472228-98 | Drill | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Feb 23, 1998 | Jan 15, 1998 | — | 9,000 |
| 472228-99 | Drill | Riata Energy, Inc. | Jan 15, 1998 | Jan 15, 1998 | — | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-10-170423 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-10-170424 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 4,026 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Base Cretaceous (marker)BASE CRETACEOUS | 2,015 | 2,011 |
| Dimple Limestone | 3,210 | 816 |
| Tesnus | 3,920 | 106 |
| 1ST Caballos | 4,950 | -924 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,319 | 4,197 | Perforated |
| 4,954 | 5,546 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,496 | 12.25 | 370 S |
| 7 | 5,765 | 8.75 | 625 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 | Sep 29, 2008 | Jul 3, 2008 | — |
| 00 | Dec 4, 1998 | Sep 2, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 28, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-371-36807 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-371-36807 → 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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