WELL · 42-003-45038 · DISTRICT 8
Drone Bee West #2
Andrews County · Embar (Devonian) field · Shut IN · Vertical
Drone Bee West #2 (API 42-003-45038) is a well in Andrews County operated by Oxy USA Wtp Eor LLC, completed July 10, 2013 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 18, 2013, permitted to 10,800 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 Woodford, Devonian, Silurian (undifferentiated).
Its lease has reported 53.3K barrels of oil and 501K mcf of gas since January 2013, 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 Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | OXY USA WTP LPJan 18, 2013 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 18, 2013
- last permit issued
- Jul 10, 2013
- completed
- 53.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 501K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2013 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 10, 2013
- 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 West O-10-43642 | Embar (Devonian) | OXY USA WTP EOR, LLC | 2 | 53.3K | 501K | Jan 2013 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 10,466 · prior 12 10,644(-2%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 252 · prior 12 604(-58%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1OXY USA WTP LPJan 2013 → Jan 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 754748-99 | Drill | OXY USA WTP LP | Jan 15, 2013 | Jan 18, 2013 | Apr 17, 2013 | 10,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-43642 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,229 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Woodford | 9,410 | -6,181 |
| Devonian | 9,650 | -6,421 |
| Silurian (undifferentiated)SILURIAN | 10,020 | -6,791 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,745 | 10,026 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.75 | 404 | 14.75 | 280 S |
| 8.625 | 3,862 | 11 | 1,370 S |
| 5.5 | 10,388 | 7.875 | 1,360 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 14, 2014 | Sep 11, 2013 | 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 42-003-45038 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-003-45038 → 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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