TEXAS · WELLS · RUSK COUNTY · BUFORD & BLOW G.U. 4 LEASE · API 42-401-32256 · DISTRICT 06
Buford & Blow G.U. 4 #5
Rusk County · Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) field · Vertical
Buford & Blow G.U. 4 #5 (API 42-401-32256) is a plugged well in Rusk County, plugged February 15, 2013, last operated by Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued July 6, 1989, permitted to 10,700 ft.
It was permitted by Amax Oil & Gas Inc. and has since transferred to Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Goodland, Paluxy, James Lime, Travis Peak.
Its lease has reported 866 barrels of oil and 603K mcf of gas since January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Amax Oil & Gas Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 22, 2025
- Permits on file
- 4,576
- Phone
- (713) 215-7000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC |
| Production reports | Anadarko E&P Onshore LLCthrough Oct 2012 |
| Latest permit | Amax Oil & Gas Inc.Jul 6, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,700
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 6, 1989
- last permit issued
- Nov 7, 1989
- completed
- 866
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 603K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 7, 1989
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 15, 2013
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buford & Blow G.U. 4 G-6-133533 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC | 1 | 866 | 603K | Jan 1993 – Oct 2012 |
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.
- 1Amax Oil & Gas Inc.Jan 1993 → Mar 1994
- 2Union Pacific Resources CompanyApr 1994 → Jan 2001
- 3Rme Petroleum CompanyFeb 2001 → Nov 2002
- 4Anadarko E&P Company LPDec 2002 → Oct 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 361003-98 | Drill | Amax Oil & Gas Inc. | Sep 14, 1989 | Jul 6, 1989 | — | 10,700 |
| 361003-99 | Drill | Amax Oil & Gas Inc. | Jun 30, 1989 | Jul 6, 1989 | — | 10,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7, 1989 | Buford & Blow G.U. 4 G-6-133533 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 301 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Goodland | 3,750 | -3,449 |
| Paluxy | 3,920 | -3,619 |
| James Lime | 6,365 | -6,064 |
| Travis Peak | 6,895 | -6,594 |
| Cotton Valley | 8,590 | -8,289 |
| BossierBOSSIER SHALE | 10,370 | -10,069 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,414 | 10,457 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,984 | 12.25 | 1,185 S |
| 7 | 10,565 | 8.75 | 1,320 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Mar 12, 1990 | Feb 8, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 5, 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 42-401-32256 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-32256 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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