WELL · 42-135-37526 · DISTRICT 8
TXL U #5
Ector County · TXL (Devonian) field · Vertical
Txl U #5 (API 42-135-37526) is a plugged well in Ector County, plugged April 13, 2023, last operated by Oxy USA Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 19, 1997, permitted to 9,200 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Tubb, Pre-Penn, Devonian.
Its 2 leases have reported 104K barrels of oil and 322K mcf of gas since November 1997, last reporting in May 2023. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 26, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,316
- Phone
- (713) 215-7000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | OXY USA Inc. |
| Production reports | OXY USA WTP LPthrough Oct 2008 |
| Latest permit | OXY USA Inc.Aug 19, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 19, 1997
- last permit issued
- Nov 10, 1997
- completed
- 104K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 322K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 1997 THROUGH May 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 10, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 13, 2023
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TXL U O-10-36028 | Slator (Devonian) | OXY USA WTP LP | 1 | 73.3K | 269K | Jul 1999 – May 2023 |
| TXL U O-10-35593 | TXL (Devonian) | OXY USA Inc. | 1 | 30.2K | 53.1K | Nov 1997 – Oct 1999 |
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.
- 1OXY USA Inc.Nov 1997 → Dec 2001
- 2OXY USA WTP LPJan 2002 → Oct 2008
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 466438-99 | Drill | OXY USA Inc. | Aug 19, 1997 | Aug 19, 1997 | Sep 18, 1997 | 9,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-35593 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-36028 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,292 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,954 | 8,022 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 325 | 17.5 | 325 S |
| 8.625 | 4,599 | 11 | 1,425 S |
| 5.5 | 8,396 | 7.875 | 645 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 | Jul 16, 1999 | Nov 24, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 10, 1998 | Nov 24, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 27, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-135-37526 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-37526 → 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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