WELL · 42-165-37557 · DISTRICT 8
Shortes #15
Gaines County · Harris (San Andres) field · Producing · Vertical
Shortes #15 (API 42-165-37557) is a well in Gaines County operated by Parallel Petroleum LLC, completed April 24, 2012 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 16, 2012, permitted to 5,029 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Seven Rivers, Queen, Grayburg, San Andres.
Its lease has reported 292K barrels of oil and 84.6K mcf of gas since June 2002, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 15 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 14, 2026
- Permits on file
- 254
- Phone
- (432) 684-3727
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Parallel Petroleum LLC |
| Production reports | Parallel Petroleum LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Parallel Petroleum LLCFeb 16, 2012 |
- 5,029
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 16, 2012
- last permit issued
- Apr 24, 2012
- completed
- 292K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 84.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2002 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 24, 2012
- 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 15 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 |
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.
- 1Lynx Operating Co., Inc.Aug 2003 → Oct 2005
- 2Parallel Petroleum CorporationNov 2005 → Jan 2010
- 3Parallel Petroleum LLCFeb 2010 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 733259-99 | Drill | Parallel Petroleum LLC | Feb 6, 2012 | Feb 16, 2012 | Mar 18, 2012 | 5,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 2012 | Shortes O-11-68623 | Harris (San Andres) | Parallel Petroleum LLC | Producing | 5,029 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,253 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Seven Rivers | 3,110 | 143 |
| Queen | 3,460 | -207 |
| Grayburg | 4,214 | -961 |
| San Andres | 4,558 | -1,305 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,561 | 4,709 | Perforated |
| 4,771 | 4,894 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,811 | 12.25 | 780 S |
| 5.5 | 5,029 | 7.875 | 950 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 17, 2012 | Jun 6, 2012 | Yes |
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 42-165-37557 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-37557 → 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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