TEXAS · WELLS · GAINES COUNTY · NORMAN E LEASE · API 42-165-35190 · DISTRICT 7B
Norman E #2
Gaines County · Norman (Ellenburger) field · Producing · Vertical
Norman E #2 (API 42-165-35190) is a well in Gaines County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed September 27, 1997 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 17, 1997, permitted to 13,938 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 Mississippian, Woodford, Devonian.
Its lease has reported 494K barrels of oil and 154K mcf of gas since May 1997, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 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 Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | OXY USA Inc.Jun 17, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,938
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 17, 1997
- last permit issued
- Sep 27, 1997
- completed
- 494K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 154K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 27, 1997
- 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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman E O-10-35592 | Norman (Ellenburger) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 2 | 494K | 154K | May 1997 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 10,069 · prior 12 8,298(+21%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 3,082 · prior 12 3,955(-22%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1OXY USA Inc.May 1997 → Dec 2001
- 2OXY USA WTP LPJan 2002 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 463890-99 | Drill | OXY USA Inc. | Jun 17, 1997 | Jun 17, 1997 | Jun 20, 1997 | 14,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 1997 | Norman E O-10-35592 | Norman (Ellenburger) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Producing | 13,938 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,188 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| MississippianMISS. | 11,723 | -8,535 |
| Woodford | 12,276 | -9,088 |
| Devonian | 12,332 | -9,144 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 13,913 | 13,938 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 400 | 17.5 | 415 S |
| 8.625 | 4,876 | 11 | 1,600 S |
| 5.5 | 13,913 | 7.875 | 400 S |
| 5.5 | — | 7.875 | 50 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, 1998 | Oct 27, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 27, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-165-35190 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-35190 → 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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