WELL · 42-165-34958 · DISTRICT 8
Sessau #701R
Gaines County · Seminole SE. (San Andres) field · Shut IN · Vertical
Sessau #701R (API 42-165-34958) is a well in Gaines County operated by Baylor Operating LLC, completed August 15, 1996 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued March 11, 1996, permitted to 5,700 ft.
It was permitted by Xeric Oil & Gas Corporation and has since transferred to Baylor Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including T/Yates, T/San Andres.
Its lease has reported 580K barrels of oil and 218K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 30 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Xeric Oil & Gas Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
San Antonio, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 1 permits on file · (210) 393-0636
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Baylor Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Baylor Operating, LLCthrough Dec 2021 |
| Latest permit | Xeric Oil & Gas CorporationMar 11, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,700
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 11, 1996
- last permit issued
- Aug 15, 1996
- completed
- 580K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 218K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 15, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent
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 30 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessau O-11-62077 | Seminole, SE. (San Andres) | Baylor Operating, LLC | 30 | 580K | 218K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Enron Oil & Gas CompanyJan 1993 → Apr 1995
- 2Xeric Oil & Gas CorporationMay 1995 → Jun 2005
- 3XOG Operating LLCJul 2005 → Mar 2016
- 4Barker Brown Investments, LLC.Oct 2005 → Aug 2009
- 5Baylor Operating, LLCApr 2016 → Dec 2021
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 445214-98 | Drill | Xeric Oil & Gas Corporation | Oct 10, 1996 | Mar 11, 1996 | — | 5,700 |
| 445214-99 | Drill | Xeric Oil & Gas Corporation | Feb 26, 1996 | Mar 11, 1996 | Jul 9, 1996 | 5,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-62077 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,242 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| T/Yates | 4,160 | -918 |
| T/San Andres | 5,220 | -1,978 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,233 | 5,263 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,175 | 12.25 | 1,000 S |
| 5.5 | 5,425 | 7.875 | 520 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 10, 1997 | Aug 21, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 9, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-165-34958 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-34958 → 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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