WELL · 42-135-37794 · DISTRICT 8
Bearcat #1
Ector County · Jars (Ellenburger) field · Shut IN · Vertical
Bearcat #1 (API 42-135-37794) is a well in Ector County operated by Oxy USA Wtp LP, completed March 12, 2000 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 27, 2000, permitted to 10,000 ft.
It was permitted by Oxy USA Inc. and has since transferred to Oxy USA Wtp LP on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Devonian, Fusselman, Ellenburger.
Its lease has reported 76.4K barrels of oil and 51.4K mcf of gas since March 2000, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by OXY USA Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 16, 2025
- Permits on file
- 2,289
- Phone
- (713) 215-7000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | OXY USA WTP LP |
| Production reports | OXY USA WTP LPthrough Oct 2007 |
| Latest permit | OXY USA Inc.Jan 27, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 27, 2000
- last permit issued
- Mar 12, 2000
- completed
- 76.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 51.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2000 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 12, 2000
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bearcat O-10-36256 | Jars (Ellenburger) | OXY USA WTP LP | 1 | 76.4K | 51.4K | Mar 2000 – 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.
- 1OXY USA Inc.Mar 2000 → Dec 2001
- 2OXY USA WTP LPJan 2002 → Oct 2007
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 491499-99 | Drill | OXY USA Inc. | Jan 27, 2000 | Jan 27, 2000 | Feb 3, 2000 | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-36256 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 9,940 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Devonian | 8,045 | 1,895 |
| Fusselman | 8,950 | 990 |
| Ellenburger | 9,880 | 60 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,880 | 9,940 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,527 | 11 | 630 S |
| 5.5 | 9,880 | 7.875 | 900 S |
| 5.5 | — | 7.875 | 1,750 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 5, 2000 | Mar 24, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 26, 2000 | — | — |
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 42-135-37794 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-37794 → 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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