WELL · 42-165-35162 · DISTRICT 8
Norman D #7
Gaines County · Norman (Devonian) field · Vertical
Norman D #7 (API 42-165-35162) is a plugged well in Gaines County, plugged July 12, 2023, last operated by Hilcorp Energy Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 14, 1997, permitted to 12,350 ft.
It was permitted by Oxy USA Inc. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Strawn, Mississippian, Woodford, Devonian.
Its 2 leases have reported 360K barrels of oil and 72.3K mcf of gas since May 1997, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 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 | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | OXY USA WTP LPthrough Jul 2019 |
| Latest permit | OXY USA Inc.Apr 14, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,350
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 14, 1997
- last permit issued
- Aug 31, 1997
- completed
- 360K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 72.3K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 31, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 12, 2023
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 2 leases 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 D O-10-35322 | Norman (Devonian) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 3 | 272K | 36.3K | May 1997 – Jul 2026 |
| Norman D O-10-35558 | Norman(canyon) | OXY USA WTP LP | 2 | 87.7K | 36K | Aug 1997 – Aug 2023 |
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.
- 1OXY USA Inc.May 1997 → Dec 2000
- 2OXY USA WTP LPJan 2001 → Jul 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 461124-99 | Drill | OXY USA Inc. | Apr 14, 1997 | Apr 14, 1997 | May 11, 1997 | 12,350 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-35322 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-35558 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-35558 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft |
|---|---|
| Strawn | 10,680 |
| Mississippian | 11,590 |
| Woodford | 12,140 |
| Devonian | 12,193 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,250 | 10,264 | Perforated |
| 12,194 | 12,220 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 395 | 17.5 | 415 S |
| 9.625 | 4,890 | 12.25 | 1,550 S |
| 7 | 12,400 | 8.75 | 1,175 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 | May 22, 2007 | Feb 22, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 5, 1998 | Nov 18, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Dec 30, 1997 | Nov 18, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 23, 1997 | — | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 22, 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 42-165-35162 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-35162 → 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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