WELL · 42-165-33346 · DISTRICT 8
Wasson 53 #8432
Gaines County · Wasson 72 field · Vertical
Wasson 53 #8432 (API 42-165-33346) is a well in Gaines County operated by Shell Western E&P Inc., completed October 23, 1985.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1985 and 2014, permitted to 8,000 ft.
It was permitted by Occidental Permian Ltd. and has since transferred to Shell Western E&P Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Base Salt, San Andres, Glorieta, U. Clearfork.
Its lease has reported 352M barrels of oil and 1.17B mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2,471 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Occidental Permian Ltd.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 7, 2000 · 2,528 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Shell Western E&P Inc. |
| Production reports | Occidental Permian Ltd.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Occidental Permian Ltd.Aug 19, 2014 |
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
- 3
- permits on file
- Aug 19, 2014
- last permit issued
- Oct 23, 1985
- completed
- 352M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.17B
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 23, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2,471 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 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 6,889,269 · prior 12 7,061,574(-2%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 9,464,854 · prior 12 11,150,167(-15%)
Chain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 792778-99 | Recompletion | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Jul 29, 2014 | Aug 19, 2014 | — | 5,800 |
| 325971-99 | Recompletion | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Jan 29, 1987 | Feb 4, 1987 | — | 5,300 |
| 283347-99 | Drill | Farmers Oil Company | Aug 26, 1985 | Aug 26, 1985 | — | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-18910 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,572 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Base Salt | 2,980 | 592 |
| San Andres | 4,590 | -1,018 |
| Glorieta | 5,800 | -2,228 |
| U. Clearfork | 6,541 | -2,969 |
| Clear ForkUPPER CLEARFORK | 6,541 | -2,969 |
| Tubb | 7,256 | -3,684 |
| Lo. Clearfork | 7,358 | -3,786 |
| Clear ForkLOWER CLEARFORK | 7,358 | -3,786 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,900 | 5,246 | Perforated |
| 4,907 | 4,991 | Perforated |
| 6,516 | 6,788 | Perforated |
| 7,482 | 7,690 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,222 | 11 | 350 S |
| 5.5 | 7,742 | 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 | Nov 5, 2021 | Oct 12, 2021 | — |
| 00 | Apr 13, 1987 | Apr 6, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 11, 1987 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 3, 1985 | Nov 7, 1985 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 28, 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 42-165-33346 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-33346 → 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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