TEXAS · WELLS · ECTOR COUNTY · WITCHER, J. E. 19 LEASE · API 42-135-38248 · DISTRICT 7B
Witcher J. E. 19 #1
Ector County · Cowden South (Canyon 8790) field · Producing · Directional
Witcher J. E. 19 #1 (API 42-135-38248) is a well in Ector County operated by Oxy USA Wtp LP, completed January 11, 2019 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued July 10, 2002, permitted to 10,054 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Grayburg, Clear Fork, Canyon, Cysco.
Its lease has reported 819K barrels of oil and 886K mcf of gas since March 2003, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 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
- 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 Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | OXY USA WTP LPJul 10, 2002 |
- 10,054
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 10, 2002
- last permit issued
- Jan 11, 2019
- completed
- 819K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 886K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2003 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 11, 2019
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Witcher, J. E. 19 O-10-37061 | Cowden, South (Canyon 8790) | OXY USA WTP LP | 2 | 819K | 886K | Mar 2003 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 40,162 · prior 12 13,163(+205%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 7,328 · prior 12 553(+1225%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1OXY USA WTP LPMar 2003 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 521704-98 | Drill | OXY USA WTP LP | Dec 6, 2002 | Jul 10, 2002 | Dec 19, 2002 | 10,000 |
| 521704-99 | Drill | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Jul 10, 2002 | Jul 10, 2002 | — | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 2019 | Witcher J. E. 19 O-10-37061 | Cowden South (Canyon 8790) | OXY USA WTP LP | Producing | 10,054 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,923 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Grayburg | 4,087 | -1,164 |
| Grayburg | 4,088 | -1,165 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 5,553 | -2,630 |
| Clear Fork | 5,709 | -2,786 |
| Canyon | 8,384 | -5,461 |
| Canyon | 8,821 | -5,898 |
| Cysco | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,834 | 8,906 | Perforated |
| 8,834 | 8,924 | Perforated |
| 8,909 | 8,924 | Perforated |
| 9,060 | 9,718 | Perforated |
| 9,776 | 9,796 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 317 | 17.5 | 300 S |
| 8.625 | 5,019 | 11 | 1,650 S |
| 5.5 | 10,100 | 7.875 | 300 S |
| 5.5 | — | 7.875 | 300 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 | Jun 28, 2019 | Mar 28, 2019 | — |
| 00 | Mar 27, 2019 | Jan 3, 2019 | — |
| 00 | Mar 26, 2019 | Jan 3, 2019 | — |
| 00 | Jun 4, 2003 | Mar 19, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | May 15, 2003 | — | — |
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 42-135-38248 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-38248 → 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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