WELL · 42-461-32780 · DISTRICT 7
Hanks #5
Upton County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Hanks #5 (API 42-461-32780) is a plugged well in Upton County, plugged August 7, 1989, last operated by Rbj & Associates LP.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 17, 1988, permitted to 9,200 ft.
It was permitted by Mlc CO., Inc. and has since transferred to Rbj & Associates LP on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Grayburg, San Andres, Clear Fork.
Operator of record
Permitted by MLC Co., Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
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SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | RBJ & Associates LP |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | MLC Co., Inc.Mar 17, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 17, 1988
- last permit issued
- May 17, 1988
- completed
- —
- cumulative oil, bbl
- —
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 17, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 7, 1989
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.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 344025-99 | Drill | MLC Co., Inc. | Mar 17, 1988 | Mar 17, 1988 | — | 9,200 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,747 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Grayburg | 3,970 | -1,223 |
| San Andres | 4,650 | -1,903 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 6,678 | -3,931 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,678 | 6,816 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 448 | 14.75 | 340 S |
| 7 | 6,850 | 8.75 | 450 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 | Jun 21, 1988 | Jun 6, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 18, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-461-32780 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-32780 → 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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