TEXAS · WELLS · UPTON COUNTY · VAUGHAN LEASE · API 42-461-37637 · DISTRICT 6E
Vaughan #5502R
Upton County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Vaughan #5502R (API 42-461-37637) is a plugged well in Upton County, plugged March 21, 2025, last operated by Cog Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 6, 2011, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Midenergy Operating, LLC and has since transferred to Cog Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Spraberry, Dean, Wolfcamp.
Its lease has reported 162K barrels of oil and 1.2M mcf of gas since November 2011, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Midenergy Operating, LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 2, 2026
- Permits on file
- 4,568
- Phone
- (432) 683-7443
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | COG Operating LLC |
| Production reports | COG Operating LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Midenergy Operating, LLCOct 6, 2011 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 6, 2011
- last permit issued
- Nov 22, 2011
- completed
- 162K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.2M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2011 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 22, 2011
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 21, 2025
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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaughan O-9-17758 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | COG Operating LLC | 4 | 162K | 1.2M | Nov 2011 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 6,997 · prior 12 8,233(-15%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 13,040 · prior 12 7,924(+65%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Midenergy Operating, LLCNov 2011 → Jan 2014
- 2Athlon Holdings LPFeb 2014 → Jan 2015
- 3Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Feb 2015 → Sep 2019
- 4COG Operating LLCOct 2019 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 723805-99 | Drill | Midenergy Operating, LLC | Sep 7, 2011 | Oct 6, 2011 | Sep 5, 2011 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, 2011 | Vaughan O-9-17758 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | COG Operating LLC | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,786 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,720 | 10,645 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 510 | 12.25 | 300 S |
| 5.5 | 10,812 | 7.875 | 960 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 | Mar 7, 2013 | Mar 1, 2012 | 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 42-461-37637 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-37637 → 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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