TEXAS · WELLS · GAINES COUNTY · NORMAN "A" LEASE · API 42-165-31774 · DISTRICT 7B
Norman A #5
Gaines County · Tex-Flor (Wolfcamp) field · Producing · Vertical
Norman A #5 (API 42-165-31774) is a well in Gaines County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed August 15, 1996 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1980 and 2015, permitted to 9,300 ft.
It was permitted by Oxy USA Inc. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 248K barrels of oil and 89.9K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by OXY USA Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 27, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,454
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | OXY USA WTP LPthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | OXY USA Inc.Aug 25, 2015 |
- 9,300
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 25, 2015
- last permit issued
- Aug 15, 1996
- completed
- 248K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 89.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 15, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman "A" O-11-62953 | Tex-Flor (Wolfcamp) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 2 | 248K | 89.9K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 14,161 · prior 12 7,802(+82%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 3,221 · prior 12 4,531(-29%)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 809368-99 | Recompletion | OXY USA Inc. | Aug 11, 2015 | Aug 25, 2015 | — | 9,500 |
| 73013-99 | Drill | Cities Service Company | Feb 20, 1980 | Feb 20, 1980 | May 6, 1980 | 9,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 1996 | Norman A O-11-62953 | Tex-Flor (Wolfcamp) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Producing | 9,300 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,771 | 9,119 | Perforated |
| 9,070 | 9,119 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 375 | 17.5 | 395 S |
| 8.625 | 4,907 | 12.25 | 1,850 S |
| 5.5 | 9,300 | 7.875 | 875 S |
| 5.25 | — | — | — |
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 | Oct 16, 1996 | Sep 17, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 30, 1980 | — |
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 42-165-31774 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-31774 → 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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