WELL · 42-165-35360 · DISTRICT 8
Shortes #1
Gaines County · Harris field · Vertical
Shortes #1 (API 42-165-35360) is a well in Gaines County operated by Lynx Operating CO. Inc., completed September 2, 1998.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1998 and 2003, permitted to 6,200 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Grayburg, San Andres, Glorieta.
Its 2 leases have reported 302K barrels of oil and 84.6K mcf of gas since September 1998, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 16 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 117 permits on file · (432) 230-9131
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Lynx Operating Co. Inc. |
| Production reports | Parallel Petroleum LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Lynx Operating Co., Inc.Jul 17, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,200
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jul 17, 2003
- last permit issued
- Sep 2, 1998
- completed
- 302K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 84.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 1998 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 2, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 16 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shortes O-11-68623 | Harris (San Andres) | Parallel Petroleum LLC | 15 | 292K | 84.6K | Jun 2002 – Jul 2026 |
| Shortes O-11-67995 | Harris | Lynx Operating Co., Inc. | 1 | 10.1K | 0 | Sep 1998 – Apr 2004 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 6,313 · prior 12 7,023(-10%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Seaboard Oil CompanySep 1998 → May 2002
- 2Seaboard Operating Co.Jun 2002 → May 2003
- 3Lynx Operating Co., Inc.Jun 2003 → Oct 2005
- 4Parallel Petroleum CorporationNov 2005 → Jan 2010
- 5Parallel Petroleum LLCFeb 2010 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 534265-98 | Recompletion | Lynx Operating Co., Inc. | Nov 24, 2003 | Jul 17, 2003 | Jul 24, 2003 | 6,000 |
| 534265-99 | Recompletion | Lynx Operating Co., Inc. | Jul 16, 2003 | Jul 17, 2003 | — | 5,000 |
| 477809-99 | Drill | Seaboard Oil Company | Jul 9, 1998 | Jul 16, 1998 | Aug 2, 1998 | 6,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-67995 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-11-68623 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,256 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Grayburg | 4,174 | -918 |
| San Andres | 4,494 | -1,238 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES POROSITY | 4,762 | -1,506 |
| Glorieta | 5,905 | -2,649 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,732 | 4,742 | Perforated |
| 5,972 | 5,993 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,789 | 12.25 | 800 S |
| 5.5 | 6,124 | 7.875 | 440 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 | Dec 29, 2003 | Sep 22, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 9, 2003 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 3, 1998 | Sep 23, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 22, 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 42-165-35360 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-35360 → 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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