WELL · 42-135-38208 · DISTRICT 8
Colonel Potter B #1
Ector County · Mash (Devonian) field · Producing · Vertical
Colonel Potter B #1 (API 42-135-38208) is a well in Ector County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed June 15, 2002 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 19, 2002, permitted to 8,520 ft.
It was permitted by Oxy USA Wtp LP and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including San Andres, Wichita-Albany, Devonian.
Its lease has reported 64.8K barrels of oil and 214K mcf of gas since June 2002, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by OXY USA WTP LP; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 27, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,454
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | OXY USA WTP LPthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | OXY USA WTP LPApr 19, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,520
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 19, 2002
- last permit issued
- Jun 15, 2002
- completed
- 64.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 214K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2002 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 15, 2002
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colonel Potter B O-10-36937 | Mash (Devonian) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 64.8K | 214K | Jun 2002 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 3,761 · prior 12 3,217(+17%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 4,300 · prior 12 3,638(+18%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1OXY USA WTP LPJun 2002 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 519236-99 | Drill | OXY USA WTP LP | Apr 19, 2002 | Apr 19, 2002 | Apr 29, 2002 | 8,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 2002 | Colonel Potter B O-10-36937 | Mash (Devonian) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Producing | 8,520 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,327 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| San Andres | 4,151 | -824 |
| Wichita-AlbanyWICHITA ALBANY | 6,730 | -3,403 |
| Devonian | 7,895 | -4,568 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,965 | 8,043 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 150 | 12.25 | 600 S |
| 5.5 | 8,520 | 7.875 | 625 S |
| 5.5 | — | 7.875 | 1,275 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 | Oct 23, 2002 | Jul 29, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 7, 2002 | — | — |
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 42-135-38208 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-38208 → 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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