WELL · 42-165-30581 · DISTRICT 8
Norman #109
Gaines County · Tex-Flor (Wolfcamp) field · Vertical
Norman #109 (API 42-165-30581) is a plugged well in Gaines County, plugged April 8, 2013, last operated by Whiting Oil And Gas Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 10, 1999, permitted to 12,319 ft.
It was permitted by E.G.L. Resources, Inc. and has since transferred to Whiting Oil And Gas Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 72K barrels of oil and 18.1K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in September 2013. The lease carries 7 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation
Permitted by E.G.L. Resources, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 2,092 permits on file · (432) 934-7212
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation |
| Production reports | BC Operating, Inc.through Apr 2003 |
| Latest permit | E.G.L. Resources, Inc.May 10, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,319
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 10, 1999
- last permit issued
- Feb 9, 1977
- completed
- 72K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 18.1K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 2013
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 9, 1977
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 8, 2013
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 7 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman O-11-61829 | Tex-Flor (Wolfcamp) | Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation | 7 | 72K | 18.1K | Jan 1993 – Sep 2013 |
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.
- 1Southwest Royalties, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jan 1999
- 2Shifflett Operating CompanyFeb 1999 → Mar 1999
- 3E.G.L. Resources, Inc.Apr 1999 → Aug 2000
- 4Smith & Marrs Inc.Oct 2000 → Aug 2002
- 5BC Operating, Inc.Oct 2002 → Apr 2003
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 484009-99 | Recompletion | E.G.L. Resources, Inc. | Apr 21, 1999 | May 10, 1999 | — | 12,319 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-61829 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-11-61829 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,692 | 8,724 | Perforated |
| 8,814 | 8,826 | Perforated |
| 8,927 | 9,005 | Perforated |
| 9,086 | 9,119 | Perforated |
| — | 9,152 | Perforated |
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 27, 2000 | Sep 13, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Aug 30, 1999 | — | — |
| 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 42-165-30581 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-30581 → 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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