WELL · 42-165-31981 · DISTRICT 8
West Seminole SA Unit #712
Gaines County · Seminole West field · Injection · Vertical
West Seminole SA Unit #712 (API 42-165-31981) is a well in Gaines County operated by Oxy USA Wtp LP, completed January 20, 2026 and listed as injection on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 12, 1981, permitted to 5,200 ft.
It was permitted by Cities Service Company and has since transferred to Oxy USA Wtp LP on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Red Beds, Rat Beds, Base, Anhy, Queen.
Its lease has reported 18.2M barrels of oil and 55.7M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 226 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit, with 14.7K barrels injected in the 12 months reported through October 2025.
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 CompanyFeb 12, 1981 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 12, 1981
- last permit issued
- Jan 20, 2026
- completed
- 18.2M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 55.7M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 20, 2026
- 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 226 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 – Jul 2026 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 108375-99 | Drill | Cities Service Company | Feb 12, 1981 | Feb 12, 1981 | — | 5,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-17310 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,437 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Red Beds | 519 | 2,918 |
| Rat Beds, Base | 1,690 | 1,747 |
| Anhy | 3,828 | -391 |
| Queen | 3,890 | -453 |
| Anhy & Dolo | 4,285 | -848 |
| Grayburg | 4,301 | -864 |
| Grayburg | 4,418 | -981 |
| San Andres | 4,590 | -1,153 |
| San Andres | 4,591 | -1,154 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,036 | 5,056 | Perforated |
| 5,036 | 5,148 | Perforated |
| 5,036 | 5,149 | Perforated |
| 5,067 | 5,082 | Perforated |
| 5,118 | 5,148 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,000 | 12.25 | 1,000 S |
| 2.875 | 5,074 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 5,200 | 7.875 | 1,400 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 | Feb 26, 2026 | Feb 23, 2026 | — |
| 00 | Sep 22, 2022 | May 16, 2022 | — |
| 00 | Aug 6, 2014 | Feb 25, 2014 | — |
| 00 | Mar 8, 1991 | Feb 8, 1991 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 28, 1982 | — |
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 42-165-31981 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-31981 → 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
- 14.7K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 2.37M
- bbl, all reported
- Oct 2025
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000098160 | H-1 Injection | Active | 10,000 | 2,400 | 4,700–6,000 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 14,670 · prior 12 45,773(-68%)
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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