WELL · 42-079-32153 · DISTRICT 8
West Levelland Unit #197
Cochran County · Levelland field · Vertical
West Levelland Unit #197 (API 42-079-32153) is a plugged well in Cochran County, plugged August 14, 2009, last operated by Hilcorp Energy Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 22, 1985, permitted to 5,000 ft.
It was permitted by Santa FE Energy CO. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including San Andres.
Its lease has reported 14.1M barrels of oil and 3.22M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 361 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Santa FE Energy Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 26, 2026 · 3,454 permits on file · (713) 209-2411
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Santa FE Energy Co.Aug 22, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 22, 1985
- last permit issued
- Dec 13, 1985
- completed
- 14.1M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.22M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 13, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 14, 2009
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 361 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Levelland Unit O-11-60190 | Levelland | Hilcorp Energy Company | 361 | 14.1M | 3.22M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 179,445 · prior 12 180,775(-1%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 43,331 · prior 12 44,468(-3%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Exxon Corp.Jan 1993 → Mar 2000
- 2Exxon Mobil CorporationApr 2000 → Oct 2004
- 3Apache CorporationNov 2004 → Nov 2024
- 4Hilcorp Energy CompanyDec 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 283207-99 | Drill | Santa FE Energy Co. | Aug 13, 1985 | Aug 22, 1985 | Nov 24, 1985 | 5,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-60190 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,696 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| San Andres | 3,971 | -275 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,831 | 4,868 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 438 | 12.25 | 315 S |
| 5.5 | 4,880 | 7.875 | 1,450 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 | Jan 17, 1986 | Jan 6, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 15, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-079-32153 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-079-32153 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). 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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