WELL · 42-441-34175 · DISTRICT 7
Ledbetter West #5L
Taylor County · Ledbetter Ranch (Cook Sd.) field · Vertical
Ledbetter West #5L (API 42-441-34175) is a well in Taylor County operated by L.C.S. Production Company, completed April 2, 2007.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 2007 and 2008, permitted to 5,500 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Lower Cook Sand, Caps Lime.
Its 2 leases have reported 8.83K barrels of oil and 4.27K mcf of gas since April 2007, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Abilene, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Jul 14, 2026
- Permits on file
- 1,707
- Phone
- (325) 692-3903
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | L.C.S. Production Company |
| Production reports | Rover Petroleum Operating, LLCthrough Aug 2018 |
| Latest permit | L.C.S. Production CompanyAug 22, 2008 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,500
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Aug 22, 2008
- last permit issued
- Apr 2, 2007
- completed
- 8.83K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.27K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2007 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 2, 2007
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ledbetter West O-8-30106 | Taylor County Regular | Grayrock Energy II, LLC | 2 | 8.83K | 4.12K | Mar 2008 – Jul 2026 |
| Ledbetter West G-8-229017 | Ledbetter Ranch (Cook Sd.) | L.C.S. Production Company | 1 | 0 | 152 | Apr 2007 – Apr 2008 |
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.
- 1L.C.S. Production CompanyDec 2007 → Apr 2009
- 2Plantation Operating, LLCMay 2009 → Nov 2011
- 3Merit Energy CompanyDec 2011 → May 2017
- 4Rover Petroleum Operating, LLCJul 2017 → Aug 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 668292-99 | Recompletion | L.C.S. Production Company | Aug 4, 2008 | Aug 22, 2008 | Feb 21, 2008 | 4,800 |
| 633698-98 | Drill | L.C.S. Production Company | Jun 21, 2007 | Feb 22, 2007 | — | 5,500 |
| 633698-99 | Drill | L.C.S. Production Company | Feb 16, 2007 | Feb 22, 2007 | — | 5,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-229017 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-30106 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,351 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Cook Sand | 3,032 | -681 |
| Caps Lime | 4,638 | -2,287 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,046 | 3,048 | Perforated |
| 4,638 | 4,644 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 267 | 12.25 | 165 S |
| 4.5 | 4,800 | 7.875 | 275 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 | Oct 27, 2008 | May 16, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 25, 2008 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 11, 2007 | Jun 25, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 21, 2007 | — | — |
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 42-441-34175 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-441-34175 → 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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