WELL · 42-495-32971 · DISTRICT 8
Cochise #5
Winkler County · Kermit (Ellenburger) field · Vertical
Cochise #5 (API 42-495-32971) is a plugged well in Winkler County, plugged August 29, 2025, last operated by Discovery Operating Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 4, 2005, permitted to 11,000 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Fusselman, McKee, L. Waddell.
Its lease has reported 25.4K barrels of oil and 995K mcf of gas since March 2002, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 31, 2026
- Permits on file
- 712
- Phone
- (432) 683-5203
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Discovery Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | Discovery Operating, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Discovery Operating, Inc.Feb 4, 2005 |
- 11,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 4, 2005
- last permit issued
- May 13, 2005
- completed
- 25.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 995K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2002 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 13, 2005
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 29, 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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cochise O-10-36839 | Kermit (Ellenburger) | Discovery Operating, Inc. | 2 | 25.4K | 995K | Mar 2002 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 10,608 · prior 12 40,251(-74%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 211 · prior 12 286(-26%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Discovery Operating, Inc.Mar 2002 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 557269-99 | Drill | Discovery Operating, Inc. | Feb 4, 2005 | Feb 4, 2005 | Feb 16, 2005 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2005 | Cochise O-10-36839 | Kermit (Ellenburger) | Discovery Operating Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,894 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,502 | 10,521 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 242 | 20 | 320 S |
| 11.75 | 1,089 | 14.75 | 470 S |
| 8.625 | 5,101 | 11 | 400 S |
| 4.5 | 10,475 | 7.875 | 855 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 15, 2006 | Jul 15, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 29, 2005 | — | — |
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 42-495-32971 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-495-32971 → 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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