WELL · 42-135-05915 · DISTRICT 8
TXL -L- a/C 2 #4
Ector County · TXL (Montoya) field · Vertical
Txl -L- A/C 2 #4 (API 42-135-05915) is a well in Ector County operated by Shell Western E&P Inc., completed November 11, 1989.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1985 and 1993, permitted to 9,772 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Montoya.
Its 2 leases have reported 78.5K barrels of oil and 475K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Inactive, filed Sep 16, 1999 · 2,528 permits on file · (281) 544-3215
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Shell Western E&P Inc. |
| Production reports | Apache Corporationthrough Mar 2020 |
| Latest permit | Shell Western E&P Inc.Sep 9, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,772
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 9, 1993
- last permit issued
- Nov 11, 1989
- completed
- 78.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 475K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 11, 1989
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TXL -L- a/C 2 O-10-16052 | TXL (Devonian) | Formentera Operations LLC | 2 | 77.6K | 470K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| TXL -L- a/C 2 O-10-30737 | TXL (Montoya) | Shell Western E&P Inc. | 1 | 940 | 4.78K | Jan 1993 – Aug 1994 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Shell Western E&P Inc.Jan 1993 → Nov 1995
- 2Anadarko Petroleum CorporationDec 1995 → Mar 2007
- 3Apache CorporationApr 2007 → Mar 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 415750-99 | Recompletion | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Sep 7, 1993 | Sep 9, 1993 | Sep 22, 1993 | 9,772 |
| 289312-99 | Recompletion | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Nov 1, 1985 | Nov 4, 1985 | — | 9,772 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-16052 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-30737 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,308 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Montoya | 8,300 | -4,992 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,507 | 7,747 | Perforated |
| 7,781 | 7,873 | Perforated |
| 8,365 | 8,385 | Perforated |
| 8,366 | 8,384 | Perforated |
| 8,869 | 8,866 | Perforated |
| 9,143 | 9,200 | Perforated |
| — | 8,966 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 200 | — | 300 S |
| 13.375 | 218 | 16.75 | 300 S |
| 8.625 | 3,797 | — | 3,500 S |
| 8.625 | 3,814 | 11 | 3,500 S |
| 5.5 | 8,418 | 7.875 | 1,000 S |
| 5.5 | 9,403 | — | 1,000 S |
| 5.5 | 9,418 | 7.875 | 1,000 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 26, 1994 | Apr 8, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | May 2, 1994 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 26, 1990 | Aug 10, 1990 | — |
| 00 | Jun 30, 1986 | Jun 5, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 24, 1986 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 22, 1964 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 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 42-135-05915 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-05915 → 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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