TEXAS · WELLS · GAINES COUNTY · API 42-165-32296 · DISTRICT 7B
Denver Unit #7701R
Gaines County · Wasson field · Shut In · Vertical
Denver Unit #7701R (API 42-165-32296) is a well in Gaines County operated by Occidental Permian Ltd., completed May 6, 1996 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in December 1, 1999.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1981 and 1996, permitted to 8,000 ft.
It was permitted by Shell Western E&P Inc. and has since transferred to Occidental Permian Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Rustler, Yates, San Andres, Glorieta.
Its 2 leases have reported 365M barrels of oil and 1.17B mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting volume in April 2026. The leases carry 2,658 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Shell Western E&P Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 2, 2026
- Permits on file
- 6,251
- Phone
- (713) 215-7000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Occidental Permian Ltd. |
| Production reports | Occidental Permian Ltd.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Shell Western E&P Inc.Mar 27, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 27, 1996
- last permit issued
- May 6, 1996
- completed
- 365M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.17B
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 6, 1996
- Shut in
- Dec 1, 1999
- 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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
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 2,658 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 – Apr 2026 |
| Gaines Wasson Clearfork Unit O-11-63524 | Wasson 72 | Occidental Permian Ltd. | 187 | 13.1M | 3.72M | Jan 1993 – Apr 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 7,110,609 · prior 12 7,288,065(-2%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 9,592,608 · prior 12 11,271,879(-15%)
Wells named Denver Unit
Occidental Permian Ltd.'s other wells filed under this lease name in Gaines County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 446277-99 | Recompletion | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Mar 25, 1996 | Mar 27, 1996 | Apr 23, 1996 | 6,000 |
| 145096-99 | Drill | Shell Oil Company | Dec 22, 1981 | Dec 22, 1981 | — | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 1996 | Denver Unit O-11-18910 | Wasson | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Shut In · shut in Dec 1, 1999 | 8,000 |
| Jan 1, 1983 | Gaines Wasson Clearfork Unit O-11-63524 | Wasson 72 | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,532 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rustler | 2,176 | 1,356 |
| Yates | 3,001 | 531 |
| San Andres | 4,510 | -978 |
| Glorieta | 5,893 | -2,361 |
| Clear ForkUPPER CLEARFORK | 6,622 | -3,090 |
| Tubb | 7,356 | -3,824 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,869 | 5,199 | Perforated |
| 6,675 | 7,843 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 90 | — | — |
| 9.625 | 2,192 | 12.25 | 950 S |
| 2.375 | 6,145 | — | — |
| 7 | 6,311 | 8.75 | 1,325 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 | Oct 16, 1996 | Sep 9, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 8, 1996 | Jan 19, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 19, 1983 | — |
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 42-165-32296 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-32296 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 621K
- bbl, all reported
- Sep 1995
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000045651 | H-1 Injection | Canceled Oct 17, 1996 | 1,000 | 2,500 | 5,590–8,020 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 1,407(-100%)
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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