WELL · 42-389-34064 · DISTRICT 8
Black Flag State Unit 253-254E #5H
Reeves County · Wolfbone (Trend Area) field · Shut IN · Horizontal
Black Flag State Unit 253-254e #5H (API 42-389-34064) is a horizontal well in Reeves County operated by Apache Corporation, completed May 16, 2014 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in April 1, 2024.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 30, 2013, permitted to 11,970 ft.
It was permitted by Oxy USA Wtp LP and has since transferred to Apache Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 12 formation tops, including Permian (undifferentiated), Castile, Bell Canyon, Cherry Canyon.
Its 2 leases have reported 1.26M barrels of oil and 2.47M mcf of gas since December 2010, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 10 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by OXY USA WTP LP; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 3, 2025
- Permits on file
- 9,756
- Phone
- (713) 954-5500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Apache Corporation |
| Production reports | Apache Corporationthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | OXY USA WTP LPDec 30, 2013 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,970
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 30, 2013
- last permit issued
- May 16, 2014
- completed
- 1.26M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.47M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2010 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 16, 2014
- Shut in
- Apr 1, 2024
- 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 10 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bush 13-253 O-10-40607 | Wolfbone (Trend Area) | Apache Corporation | 5 | 376K | 604K | Dec 2010 – Jul 2026 |
| Black Flag State Unit 253-254E O-10-50139 | Wolfbone (Trend Area) | Apache Corporation | 5 | 886K | 1.87M | Jul 2018 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 40,996 · prior 12 145,506(-72%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 95,659 · prior 12 226,472(-58%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Thompson, J. CleoDec 2010 → Mar 2013
- 2OXY USA WTP LPApr 2013 → Mar 2018
- 3Primexx Operating CorporationApr 2018 → Sep 2021
- 4Callon Petroleum Operating CoOct 2021 → Jul 2024
- 5Apache CorporationAug 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 775425-99 | Drill | OXY USA WTP LP | Dec 11, 2013 | Dec 30, 2013 | Feb 17, 2014 | 13,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2014 | Black Flag State Unit 253-254E O-10-50139 | Wolfbone (Trend Area) | Apache Corporation | Shut IN · shut in Apr 1, 2024 | 11,970 |
| May 16, 2014 | Bush 13-253 O-10-40607 | Wolfbone (Trend Area) | Apache Corporation | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,709 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Permian (undifferentiated)PERMIAN | 590 | 2,119 |
| CastileCASTILLE | 1,040 | 1,669 |
| Bell Canyon | 4,984 | -2,275 |
| Cherry Canyon | 5,955 | -3,246 |
| Bone SpringBONE SPRINGS | 8,052 | -5,343 |
| Wolfcamp | 10,414 | -7,705 |
| Delaware | — | — |
| DelawareDELAWARE CONSOLIDATED GAS | — | — |
| Devonian | — | — |
| Ellenburger | — | — |
| DelawareFORD-DELAWARE | — | — |
| Fusselman | — | — |
| Mississippian | — | — |
| Pennsylvanian | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,970 | 14,300 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17.5 | 1,904 | 13.375 | 1,860 S |
| 13.375 | 1,904 | 17.5 | 1,860 S |
| 12.25 | 5,042 | 9.625 | 1,660 S |
| 9.625 | 5,042 | 12.25 | 1,660 S |
| 6.125 | 14,593 | 4.5 | 680 S |
| 4.5 | 14,593 | 6.125 | 680 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 | Nov 19, 2018 | Oct 17, 2018 | — |
| 00 | Jul 25, 2018 | Jun 16, 2014 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 2, 2015 | Jun 16, 2014 | 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 42-389-34064 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-389-34064 → 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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