TEXAS · WELLS · GAINES COUNTY · TURLIN, WALTER LEASE · API 42-165-10701 · DISTRICT 7B
Turlin Walter #17
Gaines County · Seminole (Yates) field · Vertical
Turlin Walter #17 (API 42-165-10701) is a plugged well in Gaines County, plugged July 10, 2023, last operated by Oxy USA Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 24, 2003, permitted to 3,414 ft.
It was permitted by Amerada Hess Corporation and has since transferred to Oxy USA Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Rustler, Yates.
Operator of record
Permitted by Amerada Hess Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 26, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,316
- Phone
- (713) 215-7000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | OXY USA Inc. |
| Production reports | OXY USA Inc.through Jan 2020 |
| Latest permit | Amerada Hess CorporationMar 24, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,414
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 24, 2003
- last permit issued
- May 12, 2003
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.41M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 12, 2003
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 10, 2023
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turlin, Walter G-11-41970 | Seminole (Yates) | OXY USA Inc. | 1 | 0 | 1.41M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2023 |
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 1993 → Oct 2006
- 2Hess CorporationNov 2006 → Jan 2015
- 3Hess Seminole Assets LLCFeb 2015 → Aug 2017
- 4OXY USA Inc.Sep 2017 → Jan 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 529608-99 | Recompletion | Amerada Hess Corporation | Mar 14, 2003 | Mar 24, 2003 | Mar 24, 2003 | 3,414 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2003 | Turlin Walter G-11-41970 | Seminole (Yates) | OXY USA Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,395 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,245 | 3,380 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 459 | 12.25 | 300 S |
| 8.625 | 459 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 3,245 | 7.875 | 700 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 | Aug 11, 2003 | May 19, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 3, 1967 | — |
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 42-165-10701 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-10701 → 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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