WELL · 42-003-42742 · DISTRICT 8
Drone Bee South #1
Andrews County · Embar (Devonian) field · Shut IN · Vertical
Drone Bee South #1 (API 42-003-42742) is a well in Andrews County operated by Oxy USA Wtp Eor LLC, completed November 11, 2011 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 11, 2011, permitted to 10,500 ft.
It was permitted by Oxy USA Wtp LP and has since transferred to Oxy USA Wtp Eor LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Clear Fork, Wolfcamp, Devonian.
Its lease has reported 476K barrels of oil and 4.67M mcf of gas since November 2011, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by OXY USA WTP LP; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 7, 2026
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | OXY USA WTP EOR LLC |
| Production reports | OXY USA WTP LPthrough Aug 2023 |
| Latest permit | OXY USA WTP LPMar 11, 2011 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 11, 2011
- last permit issued
- Nov 11, 2011
- completed
- 476K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.67M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2011 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 11, 2011
- Shut in
- —
- 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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drone Bee South O-10-42437 | Embar (Devonian) | OXY USA WTP EOR, LLC | 2 | 476K | 4.67M | Nov 2011 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1OXY USA WTP LPNov 2011 → Aug 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 711821-99 | Drill | OXY USA WTP LP | Mar 9, 2011 | Mar 11, 2011 | Sep 16, 2011 | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-42437 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,211 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Clear Fork | 5,695 | -2,484 |
| Wolfcamp | 8,874 | -5,663 |
| Devonian | 9,354 | -6,143 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,500 | 9,747 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 372 | 17.5 | 400 S |
| 9.625 | 3,853 | 12.25 | 1,410 S |
| 5.5 | 9,980 | 8.75 | 585 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 | Apr 10, 2013 | Feb 15, 2012 | Yes |
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 42-003-42742 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-003-42742 → 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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