WELL · 42-079-32765 · DISTRICT 8
Veal #49
Cochran County · Levelland field · Shut IN · Vertical
Veal #49 (API 42-079-32765) is a well in Cochran County operated by Extex Operating Company, completed April 22, 1994 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in May 1, 2017.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 10, 1994, permitted to 5,150 ft.
It was permitted by Meridian Oil Inc. and has since transferred to Extex Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Base Of Redbeds, San Andres.
Its lease has reported 1.39M barrels of oil and 542K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 54 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Meridian Oil Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 7, 2026
- Permits on file
- 117
- Phone
- (713) 953-0824
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Extex Operating Company |
| Production reports | Extex Operating Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Meridian Oil Inc.Feb 10, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,150
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 10, 1994
- last permit issued
- Apr 22, 1994
- completed
- 1.39M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 542K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 22, 1994
- Shut in
- May 1, 2017
- 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 54 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veal O-11-3529 | Levelland | Extex Operating Company | 54 | 1.39M | 542K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 4,760 · prior 12 6,504(-27%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Meridian Oil Inc.Jan 1993 → Jul 1996
- 2Burlington Resources Oil&gas Co.Aug 1996 → Apr 1997
- 3Gruy Petroleum Management Co.May 1997 → Apr 2006
- 4Cimarex Energy Co. of ColoradoMay 2006 → Nov 2006
- 5Quantum Resources Management,llcDec 2006 → Dec 2014
- 6Breitburn Operating L.P.Jan 2015 → Dec 2018
- 7Extex Operating CompanyJan 2019 → Apr 2026
- 8New Horizon Resources LLCJan 2022 → Sep 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 420168-99 | Drill | Meridian Oil Inc. | Jan 13, 1994 | Feb 10, 1994 | Mar 14, 1994 | 5,250 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 1994 | Veal O-11-3529 | Levelland | Extex Operating Company | Shut IN · shut in May 1, 2017 | 5,150 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,780 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Base of Redbeds | 400 | 3,380 |
| San AndresTOP OF SAN ANDRES | 4,846 | -1,066 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,846 | 4,996 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 428 | 12.25 | 250 S |
| 5.5 | 5,150 | 7.875 | 1,375 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 18, 1994 | May 3, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | May 13, 1994 | — | — |
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 42-079-32765 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-079-32765 → 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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