TEXAS · WELLS · ANDREWS COUNTY · ANDREWS UNIT LEASE · API 42-003-38562 · DISTRICT 7B
Andrews Unit #540
Andrews County · Andrews (Wolfcamp-Penn.) field · Shut In · Vertical
Andrews Unit #540 (API 42-003-38562) is a well in Andrews County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed March 9, 2000 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in May 1, 2016.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 14, 2000, permitted to 9,700 ft.
It was permitted by Belco Energy Corp. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Upper Claer Fork, Wichita-Albany, Wolfcamp, Pennsylvanian.
Its lease has reported 9.38M barrels of oil and 8.35M mcf of gas since July 1996, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 97 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Belco Energy Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 27, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,454
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Belco Energy Corp.Jan 14, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 14, 2000
- last permit issued
- Mar 9, 2000
- completed
- 9.38M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 8.35M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 9, 2000
- Shut in
- May 1, 2016
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 97 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrews Unit O-10-34968 | Andrews (Wolfcamp-Penn.) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 97 | 9.38M | 8.35M | Jul 1996 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 206,605 · prior 12 185,593(+11%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 175,944 · prior 12 151,290(+16%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Coda Energy, Inc.Jul 1996 → Aug 1998
- 2Belco Energy Corp.Sep 1998 → Feb 2002
- 3Westport Oil and Gas Company, LPMar 2002 → Feb 2006
- 4Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LPMar 2006 → May 2007
- 5Apache CorporationJun 2007 → Nov 2024
- 6Hilcorp Energy CompanyDec 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 491098-99 | Drill | Belco Energy Corp. | Jan 14, 2000 | Jan 14, 2000 | Jan 24, 2000 | 9,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 2000 | Andrews Unit O-10-34968 | Andrews (Wolfcamp-Penn.) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Shut In · shut in May 1, 2016 | 9,700 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,201 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Upper Claer Fork | 6,067 | -2,866 |
| Wichita-AlbanyWICHITA ALBANY | 8,010 | -4,809 |
| Wolfcamp | 8,611 | -5,410 |
| PennsylvanianPENN | 8,995 | -5,794 |
| Strawn | 9,403 | -6,202 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,632 | 8,637 | Perforated |
| 8,664 | 8,669 | Perforated |
| 8,671 | 8,680 | Perforated |
| 8,827 | 8,830 | Perforated |
| 9,087 | 9,099 | Perforated |
| 9,121 | 9,192 | Perforated |
| 9,223 | 9,228 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 400 | 17.5 | 376 S |
| 8.625 | 5,447 | 11 | 1,550 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 11, 2000 | Mar 20, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | May 3, 2000 | — | — |
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 42-003-38562 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-003-38562 → 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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