WELL · 42-165-10300 · DISTRICT 8
Sharp J. R. #8616S
Gaines County · Wasson S. (Wichita-Albany) field · Vertical
Sharp J. R. #8616S (API 42-165-10300) is a well in Gaines County operated by Shell Western E&P Inc., completed January 9, 1988.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 23, 1992, permitted to 7,803 ft.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Rustler, Yates, Grayburg, San Andres.
Its 2 leases have reported 26.3M barrels of oil and 32.3M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 255 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 16, 1999
- Permits on file
- 2,528
- Phone
- (281) 544-3215
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Shell Western E&P Inc. |
| Production reports | Occidental Permian Ltd.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Shell Western E&P Inc.Jun 23, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,803
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 23, 1992
- last permit issued
- Jan 9, 1988
- 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
- Jan 9, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 leases 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 |
| — O-11-17352 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 400181-99 | Reenter | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Jun 15, 1992 | Jun 23, 1992 | Jul 20, 1992 | 7,803 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-17352 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-11-62865 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,545 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rustler | 2,064 | 1,481 |
| Yates | 2,878 | 667 |
| Grayburg | 4,098 | -553 |
| San Andres | 4,324 | -779 |
| Glorieta | 5,612 | -2,067 |
| U. Clearfork | 6,320 | -2,775 |
| Clear ForkUPPER CLEARFORK | 6,320 | -2,775 |
| Tubb | 7,083 | -3,538 |
| L. Clearfork | 7,130 | -3,585 |
| Clear ForkLOWER CLEARFORK | 7,130 | -3,585 |
| Wichita-AlbanyWICHITA | 7,639 | -4,094 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,490 | 7,260 | Perforated |
| 7,680 | 7,731 | Perforated |
| 7,680 | 7,734 | Perforated |
| — | 7,731 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,090 | 10.75 | 650 S |
| 5.5 | 7,800 | 7.875 | 2,701 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 | Nov 5, 1992 | Oct 13, 1992 | — |
| 00 | Oct 16, 1992 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 25, 1989 | Dec 14, 1988 | — |
| 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 42-165-10300 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-10300 → 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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