TEXAS · WELLS · GAINES COUNTY · WASSON SOUTH CLEARFORK UNIT LEASE · API 42-165-10231 · DISTRICT 7B
Wasson South Clearfork Unit #7540S
Gaines County · Wasson 72 field · Vertical
Wasson South Clearfork Unit #7540S (API 42-165-10231) is a plugged well in Gaines County, plugged February 26, 2026, last operated by Occidental Permian Ltd..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 25, 1992, permitted to 7,900 ft.
It was permitted by Shell Western E&P Inc. and has since transferred to Occidental Permian Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 12 formation tops, including Red Beds/Shale, Red Beds/Anhydrite, Anhydrite/Salt, Anhydrite.
Its lease has reported 26.3M barrels of oil and 32.3M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 255 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Shell Western E&P Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- 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 Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Shell Western E&P Inc.Aug 25, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,900
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 25, 1992
- last permit issued
- Jul 5, 2023
- completed
- 26.3M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 32.3M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 5, 2023
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 26, 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.
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 255 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasson South Clearfork Unit O-11-62865 | Wasson 72 | Occidental Permian Ltd. | 255 | 26.3M | 32.3M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 161,864 · prior 12 139,950(+16%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 119,745 · prior 12 92,757(+29%)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 402605-99 | Reenter | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Aug 21, 1992 | Aug 25, 1992 | Nov 2, 1992 | 7,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 2023 | Wasson South Clearfork Unit O-11-62865 | Wasson 72 | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Plugged | — |
| — | Wasson South Clearfork Unit O-11-62865 | Wasson 72 | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,537 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Red Beds/Shale | 1 | 3,536 |
| Red Beds/Anhydrite | 930 | 2,607 |
| Anhydrite/Salt | 2,159 | 1,378 |
| Anhydrite | 2,910 | 627 |
| Queen | 3,690 | -153 |
| Grayburg | 4,100 | -563 |
| San Andres | 4,362 | -825 |
| Lime | 4,494 | -957 |
| Glorieta | 5,790 | -2,253 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 6,380 | -2,843 |
| Tubb | — | — |
| Wichita-AlbanyWICHITA | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,529 | 7,557 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 392 | 12.25 | 300 S |
| 10.75 | 392 | — | 300 S |
| 7.875 | 3,249 | 8.5 | 300 S |
| 7.625 | 3,249 | — | 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 | Oct 4, 2023 | Jul 27, 2023 | — |
| 00 | Oct 22, 2018 | Aug 6, 2018 | — |
| 00 | Dec 13, 2004 | Sep 27, 2004 | — |
| 00 | May 17, 1993 | Jan 11, 1993 | — |
| 00 | Apr 20, 1993 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 30, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-165-10231 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-10231 → 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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