WELL · 42-485-38957 · DISTRICT 9
Preston #5B
Wichita County · Wichita County Regular field · Vertical
Preston #5B (API 42-485-38957) is a plugged well in Wichita County, plugged August 28, 1995, last operated by Alfaro Oil & Gas.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 27, 1983, permitted to 1,450 ft.
It was permitted by Ruddy, T. G. and has since transferred to Alfaro Oil & Gas on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Cisco, Gunsight.
Its lease has reported 14.2K barrels of oil and 33 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 9 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Ruddy, T. G.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Burkburnett, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · (940) 636-1806
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Alfaro Oil & Gas |
| Production reports | Alfaro Oil & Gasthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Ruddy, T. G.Jun 27, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,450
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 27, 1983
- last permit issued
- Nov 20, 1983
- completed
- 14.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 33
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 20, 1983
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 28, 1995
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 9 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston O-13-11126 | Wichita County Regular | Alfaro Oil & Gas | 9 | 14.2K | 33 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 107 · prior 12 140(-24%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Haynes & Shirley Production Co.Jan 1993 → Sep 1994
- 2Landrum West, Inc.Oct 1994 → Nov 1997
- 3Henderson, Sam W.Dec 1997 → Jan 1998
- 4Alfaro Oil & GasFeb 1998 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200326-99 | Drill | Ruddy, T. G. | Oct 16, 1984 | Jun 27, 1983 | Jun 30, 1983 | 1,450 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-11126 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,403 | 1,404 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 1,440 | 6.75 | 200 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 | Nov 27, 1984 | Oct 29, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Nov 9, 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 42-485-38957 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-485-38957 → 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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