TEXAS · WELLS · GAINES COUNTY · EXXON-SHELL FEE LEASE · API 42-165-31806 · DISTRICT 7B
Exxon-Shell Fee #7
Gaines County · Newsom (Yates) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Exxon-Shell Fee #7 (API 42-165-31806) is a well in Gaines County operated by Citation Oil & Gas Corp., completed August 7, 1980 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in January 1, 2016.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 13, 1980, permitted to 3,100 ft.
It was permitted by Exxon Corp. and has since transferred to Citation Oil & Gas Corp. on the wellbore schedule.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Exxon Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- May 27, 2026
- Permits on file
- 866
- Phone
- (281) 891-1000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Citation Oil & Gas Corp. |
| Production reports | Citation Oil & Gas Corp.through Dec 2015 |
| Latest permit | Exxon Corp.May 13, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,100
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 13, 1980
- last permit issued
- Aug 7, 1980
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.04M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 7, 1980
- Shut in
- Jan 1, 2016
- 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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exxon-Shell Fee G-11-89335 | Newsom (Yates) | Citation Oil & Gas Corp. | 1 | 0 | 1.04M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Exxon Corp.Dec 1997 → Mar 2000
- 2Exxon Mobil CorporationApr 2000 → Aug 2003
- 3Citation Oil & Gas Corp.Sep 2003 → Dec 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81113-99 | Drill | Exxon Corp. | May 13, 1980 | May 13, 1980 | Jun 12, 1980 | 3,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 1980 | Exxon-Shell Fee G-11-89335 | Newsom (Yates) | Citation Oil & Gas Corp. | Temp Abandoned · shut in Jan 1, 2016 | 3,100 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,829 | 3,071 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,762 | 12.25 | 750 S |
| 2.875 | 2,833 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 3,125 | 7.875 | 800 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 28, 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 42-165-31806 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-31806 → 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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