WELL · 42-495-02289 · DISTRICT 8
Waddell Bros. & Co. #5
Winkler County · Circle 2 (Fusselman) field · Vertical
Waddell Bros. & CO. #5 (API 42-495-02289) is a permitted well in Winkler County filed by Exxon Corp.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1992 and 1995, permitted to 11,333 ft.
It was permitted by Exxon Corp. and has since transferred to Formentera Operations LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Wolfcamp, McKee, Waddell.
Its 3 leases have reported 50K barrels of oil and 146K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 7 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Exxon Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Austin, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 90 permits on file · (844) 509-5768
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Formentera Operations LLC |
| Production reports | Formentera Operations LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Exxon Corp.Oct 20, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,333
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 20, 1995
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 50K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 146K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 7 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waddell Bros & Co O-10-34955 | Wheeler, West (Wolfcamp) | Formentera Operations LLC | 4 | 46.2K | 138K | Mar 1996 – Jul 2026 |
| Waddell Bros + Co O-10-33975 | A. W. (Waddell) | Exxon Corp. | 1 | 3.28K | 7.1K | Aug 1993 – Jun 1996 |
| Waddell Bros & Co O-10-18915 | A. W. (Ellen.) | Exxon Corp. | 2 | 538 | 687 | Jan 1993 – Jan 1994 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,722 · prior 12 143(+1104%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 427 · prior 12 6(+7017%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Exxon Corp.Jan 1993 → Mar 2000
- 2Exxon Mobil CorporationApr 2000 → Oct 2004
- 3Apache CorporationNov 2004 → Apr 2020
- 4Formentera Operations LLCFeb 2025 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 441041-99 | Recompletion | Exxon Corp. | Oct 19, 1995 | Oct 20, 1995 | Mar 4, 1996 | 11,333 |
| 407023-99 | Recompletion | Exxon Corp. | Dec 9, 1992 | Dec 14, 1992 | May 18, 1993 | 11,333 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-18915 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-33975 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-34955 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,047 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,812 | 7,820 | Perforated |
| 7,824 | 7,844 | Perforated |
| 9,693 | 11,301 | Perforated |
| 11,007 | 11,048 | Perforated |
| 11,244 | 11,302 | Perforated |
| — | 9,690 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 717 | 17.5 | 600 S |
| 13.375 | 717 | — | 600 S |
| 9.625 | 4,100 | 12.25 | 4,100 S |
| 9.625 | 4,100 | — | 4,100 S |
| 7 | 9,780 | 8.75 | 1,000 S |
| 7 | 9,780 | — | 1,000 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 | Jul 19, 1996 | May 23, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 25, 1996 | Sep 15, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 10, 1994 | Sep 15, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 28, 1993 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 10, 1993 | Dec 16, 1992 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 3, 1960 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 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 42-495-02289 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-495-02289 → 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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