TEXAS · WELLS · GAINES COUNTY · WASSON SOUTH CLEARFORK UNIT LEASE · API 42-165-35038 · DISTRICT 7B
Wasson South Clearfork Unit #7542S
Gaines County · Wasson 72 field · Producing · Vertical
Wasson South Clearfork Unit #7542S (API 42-165-35038) is a well in Gaines County operated by Occidental Permian Ltd., completed October 4, 1996 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 24, 1996, permitted to 7,650 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 4 formation tops, including Rustler, San Andres, Glorieta, Clear Fork.
Its lease has reported 26.3M barrels of oil and 32.3M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 255 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.Jul 24, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,650
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 24, 1996
- last permit issued
- Oct 4, 1996
- completed
- 26.3M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 32.3M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 4, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- 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 255 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasson South Clearfork Unit O-11-62865 | Wasson 72 | Occidental Permian Ltd. | 255 | 26.3M | 32.3M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 161,864 · prior 12 139,950(+16%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 119,745 · prior 12 92,757(+29%)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 450613-99 | Drill | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Jul 22, 1996 | Jul 24, 1996 | Aug 28, 1996 | 7,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 1996 | Wasson South Clearfork Unit O-11-62865 | Wasson 72 | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Producing | 7,650 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,549 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| RustlerRUSTLER/YATES | 2,119 | 1,430 |
| San Andres | 4,326 | -777 |
| Glorieta | 5,708 | -2,159 |
| Clear ForkUPPER CLEARFORK | 5,923 | -2,374 |
| Clear ForkMIDDLE CLEARFORK | 6,361 | -2,812 |
| Clear ForkLOWER CLEARFORK | 7,177 | -3,628 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,249 | 6,347 | Perforated |
| 6,362 | 6,750 | Perforated |
| 7,181 | 7,248 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,136 | 12.25 | 900 S |
| 5.5 | 7,650 | 7.875 | 560 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 18, 1997 | Jan 31, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 13, 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 42-165-35038 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-35038 → 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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