WELL · 42-417-35978 · DISTRICT 7
Chambers R.H. B #5
Shackelford County · Shackelford County Regular field · Vertical
Chambers R.H. B #5 (API 42-417-35978) is a plugged well in Shackelford County, plugged May 31, 2023, last operated by Williams Deville Operating Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 20, 1984, permitted to 1,800 ft.
It was permitted by Chambers, R. H. and has since transferred to Williams Deville Operating Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Coleman Junction, Dothan, Fry.
Its lease has reported 15.3K barrels of oil and 21 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 7 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Williams Deville Operating Inc.
Permitted by Chambers, R. H.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · (325) 201-4770
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Williams Deville Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | Sanders Energy LLCthrough Jul 2019 |
| Latest permit | Chambers, R. H.Sep 20, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 20, 1984
- last permit issued
- Jul 29, 1985
- completed
- 15.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 21
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 29, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 31, 2023
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 7 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chambers, R.H. "B" O-8-19971 | Shackelford County Regular | Williams Deville Operating, Inc. | 7 | 15.3K | 21 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Chambers, R. H.Jan 1993 → Apr 2006
- 2Chambers, R. H. LLCMay 2006 → Apr 2013
- 3Striker Fossil Energy, LPSep 2013 → Oct 2015
- 4M & K Operating LLCDec 2015 → Feb 2017
- 5Sanders Energy LLCNov 2017 → Jul 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 252011-99 | Drill | Chambers, R. H. | May 24, 1985 | Sep 20, 1984 | — | 1,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-19971 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft |
|---|---|
| Coleman Junction | 810 |
| Dothan | 1,020 |
| Fry | 1,208 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,201 | 1,209 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 1,245 | 6.75 | 20 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 23, 1985 | Aug 30, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Sep 17, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-417-35978 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-417-35978 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). 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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