WELL · 42-135-06824 · DISTRICT 8
Witcher, J.E. #6
Ector County · Directional · Sidetrack
Witcher, J.E. #6 (API 42-135-06824) is a former disposal or injection well in Ector County, last operated by Kirby Exploration CO. Of Texas; its UIC permit is no longer active.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 12, 1987, permitted to 4,215 ft.
Its lease has reported 514K barrels of oil and 125K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 15 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Kirby Exploration Co. of Texas
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 5, 1992 · 23 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Occidental Permian Ltd.through Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Kirby Exploration Co. of TexasMay 12, 1987 |
- 4,215
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 12, 1987
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 514K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 125K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- 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 lease this well is completed on; they carry 15 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Witcher, J. E. -7- O-10-1558 | Foster | Occidental Permian Ltd. | 15 | 514K | 125K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 2,193 · prior 12 3,168(-31%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 3,007 · prior 12 3,666(-18%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Amoco Production CompanyJan 1993 → Feb 1997
- 2Altura Energy Ltd.Mar 1997 → Apr 2000
- 3Occidental Permian Ltd.May 2000 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 330194-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Kirby Exploration Co. of Texas | May 12, 1987 | May 12, 1987 | — | 4,215 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-1558 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,016 | 4,180 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 207 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 4,214 | — | — |
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 12, 1984 | Jan 8, 1960 | — |
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 42-135-06824 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-06824 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 0
- bbl, all reported
- —
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000091985 | H-1 Injection | Plugged Jun 10, 2002 | 1,000 | 1,950 | 3,900–4,300 |
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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