TEXAS · WELLS · GAINES COUNTY · API 42-165-31629 · DISTRICT 7B
West Seminole SA Unit #617
Gaines County · Seminole West field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
West Seminole SA Unit #617 (API 42-165-31629) is a well in Gaines County operated by Oxy USA Wtp LP, completed January 18, 2012 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in February 1, 2012.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 5, 1979, permitted to 5,199 ft.
It was permitted by Cities Service Company and has since transferred to Oxy USA Wtp LP on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Yates, Seven Rivers, Grayburg, San Andres.
Its 2 leases have reported 18.2M barrels of oil and 58.1M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting volume in April 2026. The leases carry 227 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Cities Service Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 16, 2025
- Permits on file
- 2,289
- Phone
- (713) 215-7000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | OXY USA WTP LP |
| Production reports | OXY USA WTP LPthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Cities Service CompanyJun 5, 1979 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,199
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 5, 1979
- last permit issued
- Jan 18, 2012
- completed
- 18.2M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 58.1M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 18, 2012
- Shut in
- Feb 1, 2012
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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 227 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Seminole SA Unit O-11-17310 | Seminole, West | OXY USA WTP LP | 226 | 18.2M | 55.7M | Jan 1993 – Apr 2026 |
| West Seminole SA Unit G-11-158712 | Seminole, West | OXY USA WTP LP | 1 | 906 | 2.35M | Mar 1996 – Jan 2012 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,315,451 · prior 12 1,395,720(-6%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 3,364,915 · prior 12 3,848,328(-13%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1OXY USA Inc.Jan 1993 → Dec 2000
- 2OXY USA WTP LPJan 2001 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50842-99 | Drill | Cities Service Company | Jun 5, 1979 | Jun 5, 1979 | Aug 19, 1979 | 5,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 2012 | West Seminole SA Unit G-11-158712 | Seminole West | OXY USA WTP LP | Temp Abandoned · shut in Feb 1, 2012 | 5,199 |
| Sep 2, 1979 | West Seminole SA Unit O-11-17310 | Seminole West | OXY USA WTP LP | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,438 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 3,109 | 329 |
| Seven Rivers | 3,344 | 94 |
| Grayburg | 4,319 | -881 |
| San Andres | 5,074 | -1,636 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,865 | 5,020 | Perforated |
| 5,074 | 5,080 | Perforated |
| 5,097 | 5,166 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 376 | 12.25 | 325 S |
| 2.875 | 5,105 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 5,195 | 7.875 | 1,900 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Mar 15, 2013 | Aug 27, 2012 | — |
| 00 | Aug 7, 1996 | May 1, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Jul 9, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 20, 1986 | Mar 12, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 27, 1979 | — |
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 42-165-31629 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-31629 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it. The University Lands library has no per-well link: then paste it into its 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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