TEXAS · WELLS · REEVES COUNTY · REEVES "BU" FEE LEASE · API 42-389-31945 · DISTRICT 7B
Reeves BU Fee #5
Reeves County · Jess Burner (Delaware 3800) field · Vertical
Reeves BU Fee #5 (API 42-389-31945) is a plugged well in Reeves County, plugged July 17, 2016, last operated by Cimarex Energy CO. Of Colorado.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1982 and 1990, permitted to 4,050 ft.
It was permitted by Texaco Inc. and has since transferred to Cimarex Energy CO. Of Colorado on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Cherry Canyon.
Its lease has reported 142K barrels of oil and 346K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in September 2019. The lease carries 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Cimarex Energy Co. of Colorado
Permitted by Texaco Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 28, 2025
- Permits on file
- 476
- Phone
- (432) 571-7800
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Cimarex Energy Co. of Colorado |
| Production reports | Cimarex Energy Co. of Coloradothrough Jan 2017 |
| Latest permit | Texaco Inc.Jun 25, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,050
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 25, 1990
- last permit issued
- Jul 17, 1990
- completed
- 142K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 346K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 2019
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 17, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 17, 2016
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 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reeves "BU" Fee O-10-27681 | Jess Burner (Delaware 3800) | Cimarex Energy Co. of Colorado | 5 | 142K | 346K | Jan 1993 – Sep 2019 |
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.
- 1Texaco E & P Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 1995
- 2Apache CorporationMar 1995 → Feb 2001
- 3Prize Operating CompanyMar 2001 → Mar 2002
- 4Gruy Petroleum Management Co.Apr 2002 → Apr 2006
- 5Cimarex Energy Co. of ColoradoMay 2006 → Jan 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 374831-99 | Drill | Texaco Inc. | Jun 25, 1990 | Jun 25, 1990 | Jun 30, 1990 | 4,050 |
| 178729-99 | Drill | Texaco Inc. | Dec 2, 1982 | Dec 2, 1982 | — | 4,025 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 1990 | Reeves BU Fee O-10-27681 | Jess Burner (Delaware 3800) | Cimarex Energy Co. of Colorado | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,895 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Cherry Canyon | 3,828 | -933 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,828 | 3,842 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 800 | 12.25 | 700 S |
| 5.5 | 4,050 | 7.875 | 2,300 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 10, 1990 | Aug 13, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 7, 1990 | — | — |
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 42-389-31945 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-389-31945 → 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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