WELL · 42-165-00030 · DISTRICT 8
Riley a Gas Unit #1303
Gaines County · Seminole (Yates) field · Vertical
Riley A Gas Unit #1303 (API 42-165-00030) is a plugged well in Gaines County, plugged May 30, 2024, last operated by Oxy USA Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 25, 2003, permitted to 3,550 ft.
It was permitted by Amerada Hess Corporation and has since transferred to Oxy USA Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Yates.
Operator of record
Permitted by Amerada Hess Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 3,316 permits on file · (713) 215-7000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | OXY USA Inc. |
| Production reports | Hess Seminole Assets LLCthrough Aug 2017 |
| Latest permit | Amerada Hess CorporationNov 25, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,550
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 25, 2003
- last permit issued
- Jan 7, 2004
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 378K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2004 THROUGH May 2024
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 7, 2004
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 30, 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riley 'a' Gas Unit G-11-203767 | Seminole (Yates) | OXY USA Inc. | 1 | 0 | 378K | Jan 2004 – May 2024 |
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.
- 1Amerada Hess CorporationJan 2004 → Oct 2006
- 2Hess CorporationNov 2006 → Jan 2015
- 3Hess Seminole Assets LLCFeb 2015 → Aug 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 538418-99 | Reenter | Amerada Hess Corporation | Nov 10, 2003 | Nov 25, 2003 | Nov 29, 2003 | 3,550 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-11-203767 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,388 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 3,126 | 262 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,130 | 3,242 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 218 | 17.25 | 150 S |
| 8.625 | 3,123 | 11 | 250 S |
| 5.5 | 5,050 | 7.875 | 250 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 | Jan 4, 2005 | Feb 25, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 15, 2004 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-165-00030 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-00030 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 188K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 333K
- bbl, all reported
- Aug 1984
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000026189 | UIC Permit | Plugged Feb 26, 1985 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 12 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 333,461
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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