WELL · 42-165-34934 · DISTRICT 8
Norman C #2
Gaines County · Norman (Ellenburger) field · Shut IN · Vertical
Norman C #2 (API 42-165-34934) is a well in Gaines County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed April 7, 1996 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in January 1, 2017.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 19, 1995, permitted to 13,874 ft.
It was permitted by Oxy USA Inc. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Wolfcamp, Canyon, Ellenburger.
Its lease has reported 1.45M barrels of oil and 515K mcf of gas since November 1995, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by OXY USA Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 27, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,454
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | OXY USA WTP EOR LLC |
| Production reports | OXY USA WTP LPthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | OXY USA Inc.Dec 19, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,874
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 19, 1995
- last permit issued
- Apr 7, 1996
- completed
- 1.45M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 515K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 1995 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 7, 1996
- Shut in
- Jan 1, 2017
- 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 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman C O-10-34848 | Norman (Ellenburger) | OXY USA WTP EOR, LLC | 5 | 1.45M | 515K | Nov 1995 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 8,472 · prior 12 3,382(+151%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,868 · prior 12 1,309(+43%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1OXY USA Inc.Nov 1995 → Dec 2000
- 2OXY USA WTP LPJan 2001 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 443010-99 | Drill | OXY USA Inc. | Dec 19, 1995 | Dec 19, 1995 | Feb 7, 1996 | 13,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 1996 | Norman C O-10-34848 | Norman (Ellenburger) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Shut IN · shut in Jan 1, 2017 | 13,874 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,182 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Wolfcamp | 8,912 | -5,730 |
| Canyon | 10,286 | -7,104 |
| Ellenburger | 13,823 | -10,641 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 13,823 | 13,874 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 411 | 17.5 | 450 S |
| 8.625 | 4,868 | 12.25 | 1,350 S |
| 5.5 | 13,823 | 7.875 | 1,500 S |
| 5.5 | — | 7.875 | 750 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 12, 1996 | May 13, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | May 29, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-165-34934 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-34934 → 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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