WELL · 42-165-36423 · DISTRICT 8
Crain Gas Unit #1
Gaines County · Seminole (Yates) field · Vertical
Crain Gas Unit #1 (API 42-165-36423) is a plugged well in Gaines County, plugged July 19, 2024, last operated by Oxy USA Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued September 27, 2005, permitted to 3,600 ft.
It was permitted by Hess Corporation and has since transferred to Oxy USA Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Rustler, Yates, Seven Rivers.
Operator of record
Permitted by Hess Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 3,316 permits on file · (713) 215-7000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | OXY USA Inc. |
| Production reports | Hess Seminole Assets LLCthrough Feb 2017 |
| Latest permit | Amerada Hess CorporationSep 27, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,600
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 27, 2005
- last permit issued
- Jan 18, 2006
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 503K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2006 THROUGH Jul 2024
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 18, 2006
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 19, 2024
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crain Gas Unit G-11-213929 | Seminole (Yates) | OXY USA Inc. | 1 | 0 | 503K | Jan 2006 – Jul 2024 |
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.
- 1Amerada Hess CorporationJan 2006 → Oct 2006
- 2Hess CorporationNov 2006 → Jan 2015
- 3Hess Seminole Assets LLCFeb 2015 → Feb 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 606872-98 | Drill | Hess Corporation | Oct 29, 2007 | Sep 27, 2005 | Dec 4, 2005 | 3,600 |
| 606872-99 | Drill | Amerada Hess Corporation | Sep 23, 2005 | Sep 27, 2005 | Dec 4, 2005 | 3,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-11-213929 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,416 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rustler | 2,057 | 1,359 |
| Yates | 3,123 | 293 |
| Seven Rivers | 3,313 | 103 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,352 | 3,470 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,015 | 12.25 | 945 S |
| 5.5 | 3,600 | 7.875 | 525 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 30, 2006 | Feb 7, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 14, 2006 | — | — |
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 42-165-36423 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-36423 → 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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