WELL · 42-165-33245 · DISTRICT 8
Block -a- 22 Unit #1620
Gaines County · Means N. (Queen Sand) field · Vertical
Block -A- 22 Unit #1620 (API 42-165-33245) is a plugged well in Gaines County, plugged July 1, 2015, last operated by Parallel Petroleum LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 7, 1985, permitted to 4,250 ft.
It was permitted by Wood, Mcshane & Thams and has since transferred to Parallel Petroleum LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Yates, Queen.
Its lease has reported 148K barrels of oil and 70.1K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in March 2016. The lease carries 28 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Wood, McShane & Thams; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 254 permits on file · (432) 238-9780
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Parallel Petroleum LLC |
| Production reports | Parallel Petroleum LLCthrough Oct 2014 |
| Latest permit | Wood, McShane & ThamsMay 7, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,250
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 7, 1985
- last permit issued
- May 9, 1985
- completed
- 148K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 70.1K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2016
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 9, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 1, 2015
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 28 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Block -a- 22 Unit O-10-19091 | Means, N. (Queen Sand) | Parallel Petroleum LLC | 28 | 148K | 70.1K | Jan 1993 – Mar 2016 |
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.
- 1Wood, McShane & ThamsJan 1993 → Oct 1994
- 2Caprock Operating, Inc.Nov 1994 → Sep 2004
- 3Parallel Petroleum CorporationOct 2004 → Jan 2010
- 4Parallel Petroleum LLCFeb 2010 → Oct 2014
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 274289-99 | Drill | Wood, McShane & Thams | Apr 16, 1985 | May 7, 1985 | Apr 27, 1985 | 4,250 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-19091 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,196 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,159 | 4,200 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,897 | 12.25 | 855 S |
| 5.5 | 4,275 | 7.875 | 700 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 | Jun 10, 1985 | May 24, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jun 4, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-165-33245 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-33245 → 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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