WELL · 42-165-00820 · DISTRICT 8
Denver Unit #8504
Gaines County · Vertical
Denver Unit #8504 (API 42-165-00820) is a former disposal or injection well in Gaines County, last operated by Occidental Permian Ltd.; its UIC permit is no longer active.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1983 and 2024, permitted to 5,800 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Red Beds, San Andres.
Its lease has reported 352M barrels of oil and 1.17B mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2,471 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 6,251 permits on file · (713) 215-7000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Occidental Permian Ltd.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Occidental Permian Ltd.Jan 9, 2024 |
- 5,800
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jan 9, 2024
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 352M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.17B
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Surface location
32.928503, -102.830497
OpenStreetMap → · Google Maps →
Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Gaines County.
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 2,471 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 | 352M | 1.17B | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 6,889,269 · prior 12 7,061,574(-2%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 9,464,854 · prior 12 11,150,167(-15%)
Chain of custody
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 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 896364-99 | Recompletion | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Jan 5, 2024 | Jan 9, 2024 | Nov 11, 1937 | 5,300 |
| 792731-99 | Recompletion | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Jul 28, 2014 | Dec 8, 2014 | — | 5,800 |
| 218108-99 | Other | Shell Oil Company | Jul 27, 1983 | Oct 21, 1983 | — | 5,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-18910 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,537 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Red Beds | 226 | 3,311 |
| San Andres | 4,690 | -1,153 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,874 | 4,999 | Perforated |
| 4,874 | 5,021 | Perforated |
| 4,874 | 5,063 | Perforated |
| 5,100 | 5,270 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 298 | 13.75 | 200 S |
| 10.75 | 298 | — | 200 S |
| 7.625 | 2,862 | 8.75 | 500 S |
| 7.625 | 2,862 | — | 500 S |
| 2.375 | 4,576 | — | — |
| 2.875 | 4,633 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 4,740 | 7 | 270 S |
| 5.5 | 4,740 | — | 270 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 | Apr 15, 2025 | Feb 28, 2025 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 27, 1989 | Apr 10, 1989 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 22, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 12, 1979 | — |
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 42-165-00820 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-00820 → 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.
Nearby wells and their tops
NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM
Draw a cross-section
This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.
Denver Unit42-165-30326
0.4 KM · Occidental Permian Ltd. · Section with this well →
| Queen | 3,590 | -39 |
| Grayburg | 4,020 | -469 |
| San Andres | 4,288 | -737 |
| San Andres | 4,674 | -1,123 |
| San Andres | 4,716 | -1,165 |
| San Andres | 4,735 | -1,184 |
Denver Unit42-165-38909
0.4 KM · Occidental Permian Ltd. · Section with this well →
| Yates | 2,876 | |
| Seven Rivers | 3,180 | |
| Queen | 3,629 | |
| San Andres | 4,367 | |
| Clear Fork | — | |
| Glorieta | — | |
| Leonard | — | |
| San Angelo | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Denver Unit42-165-38925
0.7 KM · Occidental Permian Ltd. · Section with this well →
| Yates | 2,910 | |
| Seven Rivers | 3,183 | |
| Queen | 3,677 | |
| San Andres | 4,278 | |
| Leonard | — | |
| Clear Fork | — | |
| Glorieta | — | |
| San Angelo | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Denver Unit42-165-33351
0.8 KM · Shell Western E&P Inc. · Section with this well →
| Rustler | 2,100 | 1,427 |
| Queen | 3,640 | -113 |
| San Andres | 4,320 | -793 |
Denver Unit42-165-38910
1.0 KM · Occidental Permian Ltd. · Section with this well →
| Yates | 2,940 | 581 |
| Seven Rivers | 3,168 | 353 |
| Queen | 3,702 | -181 |
| San Andres | 4,332 | -811 |
| San Angelo | — | |
| Spraberry | — | |
| Wichita-Albany | — | |
| Clear Fork | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Denver Unit42-165-38917
1.0 KM · Occidental Permian Ltd. · Section with this well →
| Yates | 2,868 | |
| Seven Rivers | 3,183 | |
| Queen | 3,619 | |
| San Andres | 4,244 | |
| Glorieta | — | |
| Clear Fork | — | |
| San Angelo | — | |
| Leonard | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Denver Unit42-165-38916
1.0 KM · Occidental Permian Ltd. · Section with this well →
| Rustler | 2,129 | 1,392 |
| Yates | 2,955 | 566 |
| Seven Rivers | 3,178 | 343 |
| Queen | 3,703 | -182 |
| Grayburg | 4,155 | -634 |
| San Andres | 4,370 | -849 |
| Wichita-Albany | — | |
| Glorieta | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Denver Unit42-165-30372
1.0 KM · Shell Western E&P Inc. · Section with this well →
| San Andres | 4,170 | -620 |
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 84.4K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 84.4K
- bbl, all reported
- Feb 1983
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000029068 | H-1 Injection | Canceled Mar 1, 1985 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 2 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 84,350
TexNet catalog via USGS
Seismicity near this well
- 1
- M2+ events within 10 km, last 2 years
- M3.1
- largest
A proximity count, not an attribution. How to read it →
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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