WELL · 42-135-36737 · DISTRICT 8
Wight Unit #161
Ector County · Cowden North field · Vertical
Wight Unit #161 (API 42-135-36737) is a plugged well in Ector County, plugged August 15, 2019, last operated by United Oil & Shale LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 28, 1993, permitted to 4,800 ft.
It was permitted by Conoco Inc. and has since transferred to United Oil & Shale LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Queen, Grayburg, San Andres.
Its lease has reported 1.15M barrels of oil and 1.44M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 159 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Conoco Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Woodward, OK · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · (806) 440-4844
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | United Oil & Shale LLC |
| Production reports | United Oil & Shale LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Conoco Inc.Jul 28, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 28, 1993
- last permit issued
- Mar 29, 2019
- completed
- 1.15M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.44M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 29, 2019
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 15, 2019
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 159 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wight Unit O-10-20661 | Cowden, North | United Oil & Shale LLC | 159 | 1.15M | 1.44M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 2,331 · prior 12 1,065(+119%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 8,733 · prior 12 683(+1179%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Conoco Inc.Jan 1993 → Mar 2000
- 2Huntington Energy, L.L.C.Apr 2000 → Nov 2012
- 3Saber Oil & Gas Ventures, LLCDec 2012 → Feb 2018
- 4Mammoth Exploration LLCMar 2018 → Jul 2021
- 5Walsh & Watts, Inc.Aug 2021 → Nov 2025
- 6United Oil & Shale LLCDec 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 413193-99 | Drill | Conoco Inc. | Jun 25, 1993 | Jul 28, 1993 | Oct 2, 1993 | 4,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-20661 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,070 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen | 3,920 | -850 |
| Grayburg | 4,210 | -1,140 |
| San Andres | 4,320 | -1,250 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,920 | 4,156 | Perforated |
| 3,920 | 4,340 | Perforated |
| 4,210 | 4,290 | Perforated |
| 4,320 | 4,340 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 305 | 12.25 | 250 S |
| 5.5 | 4,500 | 7.875 | 750 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 24, 2019 | Apr 11, 2019 | — |
| 00 | Jan 26, 1994 | Dec 1, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 17, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-135-36737 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-36737 → 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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