WELL · 42-135-38813 · DISTRICT 8
Scimitar #5
Ector County · Arbol de Nada (Devonian) field · Producing · Horizontal
Scimitar #5 (API 42-135-38813) is a horizontal well in Ector County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed March 25, 2006 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits in 2005, permitted to 8,470 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 Tubb, Wolfcamp, Devonian.
Its lease has reported 231K barrels of oil and 1.33M mcf of gas since July 2003, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 6 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
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 LPDec 14, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,470
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 14, 2005
- last permit issued
- Mar 25, 2006
- completed
- 231K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.33M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2003 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 25, 2006
- 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; they carry 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scimitar O-10-37198 | Arbol de Nada (Devonian) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 6 | 231K | 1.33M | Jul 2003 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 15,316 · prior 12 57,333(-73%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 2,726 · prior 12 2,887(-6%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1OXY USA WTP LPSep 2003 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 610855-99 | Recompletion | OXY USA WTP LP | Dec 12, 2005 | Dec 14, 2005 | — | 9,000 |
| 555912-99 | Drill | OXY USA WTP LP | Jan 10, 2005 | Jan 10, 2005 | Jan 21, 2005 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2006 | Scimitar O-10-37198 | Arbol de Nada (Devonian) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Producing | 8,470 |
| Mar 25, 2006 | Scimitar O-10-37198 | Arbol de Nada (Devonian) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Producing | 8,470 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,346 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,082 | 8,193 | Perforated |
| 8,116 | 9,783 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 370 | 17.5 | 350 S |
| 8.625 | 3,800 | 11 | 1,100 S |
| 5.5 | 8,470 | 7.875 | 1,450 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 | Dec 15, 2009 | Nov 8, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 10, 2006 | Jul 6, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 9, 2006 | — | — |
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 42-135-38813 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-38813 → 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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