WELL · 42-165-31344 · DISTRICT 8
Denver Unit - Brown "M" SWD #1
Gaines County · Vertical
Denver Unit - Brown "M" Swd #1 (API 42-165-31344) is a plugged well in Gaines County, plugged May 10, 1978, last operated by Shell Oil Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1978 and 1983, permitted to 13,400 ft.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Base Red Beds, Yates, San Andres, U. Clearfork.
Its 2 leases have reported 352M barrels of oil and 1.17B mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2,472 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit, with 315K barrels injected in the 12 months reported through September 2025.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 1,401 permits on file · (281) 787-6834
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Occidental Permian Ltd.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Shell Oil CompanyDec 19, 1983 |
- 13,400
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 19, 1983
- 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
- May 10, 1978
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 2,472 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 |
| Brown O-11-67765 | Wasson | Wasson Solid Waste Disp Sys Ltd. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jun 1997 – 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 224367-99 | Other | Shell Oil Company | Dec 13, 1983 | Dec 19, 1983 | — | 13,400 |
| 19724-99 | Drill | Cities Service Oil Co. | Mar 3, 1978 | Mar 3, 1978 | Mar 25, 1978 | 12,385 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-18910 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-11-67765 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,519 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Base Red Beds | 2,154 | 1,365 |
| Yates | 2,975 | 544 |
| San Andres | 4,416 | -897 |
| U. Clearfork | 6,657 | -3,138 |
| Wichita-AlbanyWICHITA | 8,008 | -4,489 |
| Wolfcamp | 9,003 | -5,484 |
| PennsylvanianPENN. | 9,787 | -6,268 |
| MississippianMISS. | 11,674 | -8,155 |
| Silurian (undifferentiated)SILURIAN | 12,324 | -8,805 |
| Montoya | 13,400 | -9,881 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,354 | 13,193 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 517 | 17.5 | 550 sx |
| 8.625 | 5,308 | 11 | 2,550 sx |
| 5.5 | 12,354 | 7.875 | 550 sx |
| 5.5 | — | 7.875 | 750 sx |
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 | Sep 12, 1997 | May 29, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Oct 18, 1984 | May 29, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jul 5, 1984 | May 29, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jun 30, 1984 | May 29, 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 42-165-31344 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-31344 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 315K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 35.3M
- bbl, all reported
- Sep 2025
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000053969 | W-14 Disposal | Active | 50,000 | 2,500 | 12,354–13,193 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 315,459 · prior 12 479,168(-34%)
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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