TEXAS · WELLS · GAINES COUNTY · DENVER UNIT LEASE · API 42-165-00770 · DISTRICT 7B
Denver Unit #6518WC
Gaines County · Wasson field · Vertical
Denver Unit #6518WC (API 42-165-00770) is a plugged well in Gaines County, plugged October 5, 2026, last operated by Occidental Permian Ltd..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 19, 2011, permitted to 5,800 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Rustler, Yates, San Andres, Gas/Oil Contact.
Its lease has reported 354M barrels of oil and 1.17B mcf of gas since the record begins in January 1993, last reporting volume in August 2026. The lease carries 2,471 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)RRC P-5 file of Oct 22, 2026
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 2, 2026
- Permits on file
- 6,251
- Phone
- (713) 215-7000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Occidental Permian Ltd. |
| Production reports | Occidental Permian Ltd.through Aug 2026 |
| Latest permit | Occidental Permian Ltd.Dec 19, 2011 |
- 5,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 19, 2011
- last permit issued
- Dec 11, 2013
- completed
- 354M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.17B
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · ON RECORD FROM JAN 1993, THE RECORD'S FIRST MONTH, THROUGH AUG 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 11, 2013
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 5, 2026
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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH AUG 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the lease this well is completed on; they carry 2,471 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Unit O-11-18910 | Wasson | Occidental Permian Ltd. | 2,471 | 354M | 1.17B | by Jan 1993 – Aug 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 6,697,193 · prior 12 7,027,275(-5%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 9,266,178 · prior 12 10,859,614(-15%)
Wells named Denver Unit
Occidental Permian Ltd.'s other wells filed under this lease name in Gaines County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Operator on the lease's P-4
Each operator named on the P-4 filings for this well's lease (a gas well is its own lease), from the date its filing took effect. The P-4 is filed by lease, so a date before the well was drilled is the lease's.
| Operator | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Occidental Permian Ltd. | May 1, 2000 | today |
Reporting production
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Shell Western E&P Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 1997
- 2Altura Energy Ltd.Mar 1997 → Apr 2000
- 3Occidental Permian Ltd.May 2000 → Aug 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 730009-99 | Recompletion | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Dec 14, 2011 | Dec 19, 2011 | — | 5,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 2013 | Denver Unit O-11-18910 | Wasson | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Plugged | — |
| — | Denver Unit O-11-18910 | Wasson | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,553 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rustler | 2,110 | 1,443 |
| Yates | 2,878 | 675 |
| San Andres | 4,674 | -1,121 |
| Gas/Oil Contact | 4,889 | -1,336 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,918 | 5,074 | Perforated |
| 4,928 | 5,056 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 194 | 17 | 175 S |
| 13 | 194 | — | 175 S |
| 9.625 | 2,084 | 12.25 | 100 S |
| 9.625 | 2,102 | 12.25 | 100 S |
| 2.375 | 4,789 | — | — |
| 7 | 4,852 | 9.875 | 125 S |
| 7 | 4,865 | 9.625 | 125 S |
| 7 | 4,865 | 9.875 | 125 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jul 18, 2022 | Mar 24, 2022 | — |
| 00 | Aug 16, 1989 | Aug 10, 1989 | — |
| 00 | Jan 13, 1989 | Dec 16, 1988 | — |
| 00 | Nov 30, 1988 | Nov 10, 1988 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Nov 2, 1983 | — |
| 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 42-165-00770 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-00770 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it. The University Lands library has no per-well link: then paste it into its search.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 5.46M
- bbl, all reported
- Sep 2025
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000028984 | H-1 Injection | Plugged Oct 8, 2026 | 4,500 | 2,200 | 4,700–5,495 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
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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