WELL · 42-413-31592 · DISTRICT 7
Powell 1 #5
Schleicher County · Phyllis Sonora (Canyon Upper) field · Vertical
Powell 1 #5 (API 42-413-31592) is a plugged well in Schleicher County, plugged January 2, 2014, last operated by Byrd Operating Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 27, 1986, permitted to 5,000 ft.
It was permitted by Staley Operating CO. and has since transferred to Byrd Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Base Cretaceous (marker), Leonard, Clear Fork, Wolfcamp.
Operator of record
Permitted by Staley Operating Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Aug 27, 2025
- Permits on file
- 68
- Phone
- (432) 682-6523
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Byrd Operating Company |
| Production reports | Staley Operating Co.through Aug 1993 |
| Latest permit | Staley Operating Co.Feb 27, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 27, 1986
- last permit issued
- Apr 2, 1986
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.23K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 2014
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 2, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 2, 2014
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powell 1 G-9-121625 | Phyllis Sonora (Canyon, Upper) | Byrd Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 4.23K | Jan 1993 – Jan 2014 |
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.
- 1Staley Operating Co.Jan 1993 → Aug 1993
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 298626-99 | Drill | Staley Operating Co. | Feb 27, 1986 | Feb 27, 1986 | — | 5,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-9-121625 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,391 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Base Cretaceous (marker)BASE CRETACEOUS | 764 | 1,627 |
| Leonard | 2,300 | 91 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 3,180 | -789 |
| Wolfcamp | 3,653 | -1,262 |
| CanyonUPPER CANYON SAND | 4,673 | -2,282 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,675 | 4,849 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,212 | 12.25 | 750 S |
| 4.5 | 5,205 | 7.875 | 750 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 | Jul 22, 1986 | Jul 7, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 19, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-413-31592 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-413-31592 → 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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