TEXAS · WELLS · DAWSON COUNTY · WEST WELCH UNIT LEASE · API 42-115-32079 · DISTRICT 7B
West Welch Unit #2438
Dawson County · Welch field · Shut In · Horizontal
West Welch Unit #2438 (API 42-115-32079) is a horizontal well in Dawson County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed June 8, 2005 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in November 1, 2024.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1984 and 2005, permitted to 4,950 ft.
It was permitted by Oxy USA Wtp LP 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 20.4M barrels of oil and 7.45M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 687 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 – 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 | OXY USA WTP EOR LLC |
| Production reports | OXY USA WTP LPthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | OXY USA WTP LPJan 12, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,950
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 12, 2005
- last permit issued
- Jun 8, 2005
- completed
- 20.4M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 7.45M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 8, 2005
- Shut in
- Nov 1, 2024
- 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 687 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Welch Unit O-11-14783 | Welch | OXY USA WTP EOR, LLC | 687 | 20.4M | 7.45M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 150,556 · prior 12 191,736(-21%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 76,284 · prior 12 90,932(-16%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1OXY USA Inc.Jan 1993 → Dec 2000
- 2OXY USA WTP LPJan 2001 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 555722-99 | Recompletion | OXY USA WTP LP | Jan 5, 2005 | Jan 12, 2005 | May 9, 2005 | 5,200 |
| 249364-99 | Drill | Cities Service Oil & Gas Corp. | Aug 10, 1984 | Aug 23, 1984 | Aug 30, 1984 | 4,950 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 2005 | West Welch Unit O-11-14783 | Welch | Hilcorp Energy Company | Shut In · shut in Nov 1, 2024 | 4,950 |
| Jun 8, 2005 | West Welch Unit O-11-14783 | Welch | Hilcorp Energy Company | Shut In · shut in Nov 1, 2024 | 4,950 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,107 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| San Andres | 4,825 | -1,718 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,637 | 4,864 | Perforated |
| 4,825 | 4,910 | Perforated |
| 4,825 | 4,950 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,988 | 12.25 | 1,000 S |
| 5.5 | 4,825 | 7.875 | 1,150 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 | Mar 16, 2006 | Aug 24, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 9, 1991 | Aug 20, 1991 | — |
| 00 | Oct 16, 1984 | Sep 27, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Oct 5, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-115-32079 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-115-32079 → 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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