WELL · 42-495-32169 · DISTRICT 8
Edwards #5
Winkler County · Scarborough field · Vertical
Edwards #5 (API 42-495-32169) is a plugged well in Winkler County, plugged May 17, 1999, last operated by Sims Melvin W..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 5, 1988, permitted to 3,400 ft.
It was permitted by Crabtree And Brown, Inc. and has since transferred to Sims Melvin W. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Rustler, Salado, Yates.
Operator of record
Permitted by Crabtree and Brown, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Kermit, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 2, 1999
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sims Melvin W. |
| Production reports | Crabtree and Brown, Inc.through Apr 1993 |
| Latest permit | Crabtree and Brown, Inc.Jan 5, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 5, 1988
- last permit issued
- Mar 10, 1988
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 10, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 17, 1999
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards O-10-31775 | Scarborough | Sims, Melvin W. | 1 | 0 | 1 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 340861-99 | Drill | Crabtree and Brown, Inc. | Dec 31, 1987 | Jan 5, 1988 | — | 3,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-31775 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,925 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,010 | 3,258 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 721 | 12.25 | 360 S |
| 5.5 | 3,348 | 7.875 | 435 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 | May 9, 1988 | Apr 21, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | May 3, 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 42-495-32169 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-495-32169 → 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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