WELL · 42-461-32172 · DISTRICT 7
Venable #5
Upton County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Venable #5 (API 42-461-32172) is a plugged well in Upton County, plugged March 1, 2024, last operated by Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 12, 1984, permitted to 9,100 ft.
It was permitted by Jackson Exploration, Inc. and has since transferred to Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including San Andres, Spraberry, Jo Mill, Dean.
Its lease has reported 42.7K barrels of oil and 275K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in April 2024. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Jackson Exploration, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Spring, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 15,619 permits on file · (972) 598-8150
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc. |
| Production reports | Parsley Energy Operations, LLCthrough Dec 2020 |
| Latest permit | Jackson Exploration, Inc.Apr 12, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,100
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 12, 1984
- last permit issued
- Jul 13, 1984
- completed
- 42.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 275K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2024
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 13, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 1, 2024
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venable O-9-8774 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | 3 | 42.7K | 275K | Jan 1993 – Apr 2024 |
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.
- 1Devon Energy Corporation(nevada)Jan 1993 → Oct 1995
- 2Stephens, Autry C.Nov 1995 → Aug 2000
- 3Endeavor Energy Resources L.P.Sep 2000 → Aug 2020
- 4Parsley Energy Operations, LLCSep 2020 → Dec 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 235418-99 | Drill | Jackson Exploration, Inc. | Apr 9, 1984 | Apr 12, 1984 | — | 9,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-8774 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,767 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| San Andres | 4,200 | -1,433 |
| SpraberryUPPER SPRABERRY | 7,372 | -4,605 |
| SpraberryLOWER SPRABERRY | 7,947 | -5,180 |
| Jo Mill | 8,250 | -5,483 |
| Dean | 8,670 | -5,903 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,372 | 7,556 | Perforated |
| 8,100 | 8,324 | Perforated |
| 8,765 | 8,930 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 400 | 17.5 | 420 sx |
| 8.625 | 4,632 | 11 | 2,505 sx |
| 4.5 | 9,106 | 7.875 | 820 sx |
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 31, 1984 | Jul 18, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jul 26, 1984 | Jul 18, 1984 | — |
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 42-461-32172 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-32172 → 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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