WELL · 42-135-20496 · DISTRICT 8
Thomas "A" #7
Ector County · TXL North (Waddell) field · Vertical
Thomas "A" #7 (API 42-135-20496) is a permitted well in Ector County filed by Apache Corporation; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 17, 2009, permitted to 9,900 ft.
It was permitted by Apache Corporation and has since transferred to Shell Oil Company on the wellbore schedule.
Its 3 leases have reported 54K barrels of oil and 239K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Apache Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 1,401 permits on file · (281) 787-6834
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Shell Oil Company |
| Production reports | Apache Corporationthrough Apr 2020 |
| Latest permit | Apache CorporationAug 17, 2009 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,900
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 17, 2009
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 54K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 239K
- 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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas -A- G-10-256649 | TXL (Wolfcamp, North) | Formentera Operations LLC | 1 | 0 | 44.1K | Apr 2010 – Jul 2026 |
| Thomas -A- O-10-6924 | TXL (Devonian) | Formentera Operations LLC | 2 | 54K | 191K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Thomas -A- O-10-17957 | TXL (Wolfcamp, North) | Formentera Operations LLC | 2 | 0 | 3.23K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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 → Apr 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 683845-99 | Recompletion | Apache Corporation | Aug 5, 2009 | Aug 17, 2009 | Apr 29, 2009 | 9,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-10-256649 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-6924 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-17957 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,658 | 7,781 | Perforated |
| 7,658 | 9,825 | Perforated |
| 7,869 | 7,922 | Perforated |
| 8,448 | 8,453 | Perforated |
| 9,055 | 9,171 | Perforated |
| 9,335 | 9,389 | Perforated |
| 9,525 | 9,825 | Open hole |
| — | 7,922 | Perforated |
| — | 9,389 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 353 | 17.5 | 350 S |
| 9.625 | 3,600 | 12.25 | 1,400 S |
| 7 | 9,500 | 8.75 | 1,250 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 31, 2010 | Apr 28, 2010 | — |
| 00 | Jul 28, 2010 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 9, 2010 | Jul 9, 2009 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 2010 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 16, 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 42-135-20496 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-20496 → 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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