WELL · 42-429-30741 · DISTRICT 7
Buckler Trust #5
Stephens County · Walker-Davis (Congl. 3850) field · Vertical
Buckler Trust #5 (API 42-429-30741) is a plugged well in Stephens County, plugged November 7, 2000, last operated by Karper Oil & Gas Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 9, 1992, permitted to 3,820 ft.
It was permitted by Mitchell Energy Corporation and has since transferred to Karper Oil & Gas Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Caddo, Duffer.
Its 2 leases have reported 13.6K barrels of oil and 762K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in February 2007. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Mitchell Energy Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Graham, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 18 permits on file · (940) 229-1786
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Karper Oil & Gas Corporation |
| Production reports | Karper Oil & Gas Corporationthrough Jun 2006 |
| Latest permit | Mitchell Energy CorporationOct 9, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,820
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 9, 1992
- last permit issued
- Sep 19, 1975
- completed
- 13.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 762K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 2007
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 19, 1975
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 7, 2000
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckler Trust O-8-12367 | Walker-Davis (Congl. 3850) | Karper Oil & Gas Corporation | 2 | 7.95K | 696K | Jan 1993 – Feb 2007 |
| Buckler Trust O-8-26708 | Tullos (Caddo) | Karper Company, The | 1 | 5.69K | 65.6K | Jan 1993 – Mar 2001 |
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.
- 1Mitchell Energy CorporationJan 1993 → Dec 1995
- 2Karper Company, TheJan 1996 → Feb 2003
- 3Karper Oil & Gas CorporationMar 2003 → May 2006
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 404470-99 | Recompletion | Mitchell Energy Corporation | Oct 9, 1992 | Oct 9, 1992 | Oct 12, 1992 | 3,820 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-12367 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-26708 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,147 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,163 | 3,170 | Perforated |
| 3,846 | 3,850 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 186 | 12.25 | 110 S |
| 4.5 | 3,966 | 7.875 | 350 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 | Dec 9, 1992 | Nov 6, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 16, 1992 | Oct 6, 1975 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 6, 1975 | — |
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 42-429-30741 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-429-30741 → 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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