WELL · 42-461-36965 · DISTRICT 7
Arco-Richardson 5 #2
Upton County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Shut IN · Vertical
Arco-Richardson 5 #2 (API 42-461-36965) is a well in Upton County operated by Petroplex Energy Inc., completed August 30, 2013 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 2, 2010, permitted to 10,000 ft.
It was permitted by Chevron U. S. A. Inc. and has since transferred to Petroplex Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Yates, San Andres, Clear Fork, Spraberry.
Its lease has reported 1.57K barrels of oil and 11.2K mcf of gas since August 2011, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Chevron U. S. A. Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 182 permits on file · (432) 687-2222
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Petroplex Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Chevron U. S. A. Inc.through Jun 2013 |
| Latest permit | Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Sep 2, 2010 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 2, 2010
- last permit issued
- Aug 30, 2013
- completed
- 1.57K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 11.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2011 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 30, 2013
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arco-Richardson 5 O-9-17606 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Petroplex Energy Inc. | 1 | 1.57K | 11.2K | Aug 2011 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Aug 2011 → Jun 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 701316-99 | Drill | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Aug 26, 2010 | Sep 2, 2010 | Jan 30, 2011 | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-17606 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,572 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 2,290 | 282 |
| San Andres | 3,917 | -1,345 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 5,753 | -3,181 |
| Spraberry | 6,312 | -3,740 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,694 | -5,122 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,576 | 5,912 | Perforated |
| 6,035 | 6,338 | Perforated |
| 6,437 | 6,746 | Perforated |
| 6,816 | 7,134 | Perforated |
| 7,240 | 7,579 | Perforated |
| 7,746 | 8,059 | Perforated |
| 8,361 | 8,390 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 574 | 12.25 | 300 S |
| 5.5 | 8,533 | 8.75 | 800 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 18, 2014 | Nov 21, 2014 | — |
| 00 | Oct 17, 2012 | Sep 22, 2011 | Yes |
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 42-461-36965 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-36965 → 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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