TEXAS · WELLS · COCHRAN COUNTY · API 42-079-32383 · DISTRICT 7B
West Levelland Unit #253
Cochran County · Levelland field · Shut In · Vertical
West Levelland Unit #253 (API 42-079-32383) is a well in Cochran County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed May 19, 1992 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in May 1, 2025.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 16, 1989, permitted to 4,965 ft.
It was permitted by Exxon Corp. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Rustler, Yates, Seven Rivers, San Andres.
Its 2 leases have reported 14.1M barrels of oil and 3.22M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 366 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Exxon 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 | Exxon Corp.Mar 16, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,965
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 16, 1989
- last permit issued
- May 19, 1992
- 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
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 19, 1992
- Shut in
- May 1, 2025
- 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 366 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 |
| West Levelland Unit O-11-66597 | Wildcat | Exxon Corp. | 5 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – May 1993 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 356995-99 | Drill | Exxon Corp. | Mar 14, 1989 | Mar 16, 1989 | — | 5,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 1992 | West Levelland Unit O-11-60190 | Levelland | Hilcorp Energy Company | Shut In · shut in May 1, 2025 | 4,965 |
| Apr 2, 1991 | West Levelland Unit O-11-66597 | Wildcat | Exxon Corp. | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,701 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rustler | 2,214 | 1,487 |
| Yates | 2,743 | 958 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,837 | 864 |
| San Andres | 4,015 | -314 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,849 | 4,903 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 419 | 12.25 | 250 S |
| 5.5 | 4,959 | 7.875 | 1,700 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 | Aug 18, 1992 | Jun 4, 1992 | — |
| 00 | Apr 27, 1992 | Aug 14, 1991 | — |
| 00 | Jun 11, 1991 | Apr 19, 1991 | — |
| 00 | May 1, 1991 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 1, 1989 | Jul 27, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 18, 1989 | — | — |
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 42-079-32383 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-079-32383 → 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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