WELL · 42-441-31930 · DISTRICT 7
Ford #5
Taylor County · Vertical
Ford #5 (API 42-441-31930) is a plugged well in Taylor County, plugged July 2, 1981, last operated by O-B Oils, Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1981 and 1984, permitted to 2,820 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Flippen Lime, Cook.
Its lease has reported 10.7K barrels of oil and 41 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in August 2003. The lease carries 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Abilene, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 7, 1994 · 71 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Red-Tex Petroleum, Inc.through Nov 1997 |
| Latest permit | O-B Oils, Inc.Nov 8, 1984 |
- 2,820
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 8, 1984
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 10.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 41
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2003
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 2, 1981
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 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ford, Harold O-8-13403 | Jeanne (McMillan) | Red-Tex Petroleum, Inc. | 5 | 10.7K | 41 | Jan 1993 – Aug 2003 |
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.
- 1Beta-Tex, AN Oklahoma Corp.Jan 1993 → Apr 1995
- 2R & P OperatingMay 1995 → Oct 1996
- 3Red-Tex Petroleum, Inc.Nov 1996 → Aug 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 257381-99 | Other | O-B Oils, Inc. | Nov 7, 1984 | Nov 8, 1984 | — | 2,800 |
| 123662-99 | Drill | O-B Oils, Inc. | Jul 3, 1981 | Jul 3, 1981 | Jun 29, 1981 | 2,820 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-13403 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,923 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Flippen Lime | 2,400 | -477 |
| Cook | 2,450 | -527 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,738 | 2,742 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 108 | 11 | 82 S |
| 4.5 | 2,820 | 7.875 | 125 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 | Apr 17, 1985 | Mar 21, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Apr 13, 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 42-441-31930 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-441-31930 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 0
- bbl, all reported
- Apr 1992
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000056679 | H-1 Injection | Plugged May 21, 1998 | 0 | 0 | 2,738–0 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
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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