WELL · 42-173-31595 · DISTRICT 8
Powell 20 #3
Glasscock County · Blalock Lake (Strawn) field · Vertical
Powell 20 #3 (API 42-173-31595) is a plugged well in Glasscock County, plugged August 9, 2023, last operated by Oxy USA Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 23, 1984, permitted to 10,137 ft.
It was permitted by Global West Exploration Inc. and has since transferred to Oxy USA Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Clear Fork, Wolfcamp, Strawn.
Its lease has reported 33.4K barrels of oil and 304K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in December 2023. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Global West Exploration Inc.; 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 | Vanguard Operating, LLCthrough Mar 2017 |
| Latest permit | Global West Exploration Inc.Apr 23, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,137
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 23, 1984
- last permit issued
- Apr 22, 1985
- completed
- 33.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 304K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 22, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 9, 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 lease this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powell "20" O-10-29796 | Blalock Lake (Strawn) | OXY USA Inc. | 3 | 33.4K | 304K | Jan 1993 – Dec 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.
- 1Global West Exploration Inc.Jan 1993 → Dec 1995
- 2Trend Exploration CompanyJan 1996 → Mar 1998
- 3Lomak Production CompanyApr 1998 → Aug 1998
- 4Range Production CompanySep 1998 → Mar 2013
- 5Vanguard Permian, LLCApr 2013 → Apr 2014
- 6Vanguard Operating, LLCMar 2016 → Aug 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 236386-99 | Drill | Global West Exploration Inc. | May 8, 1985 | Apr 23, 1984 | May 18, 1984 | 10,137 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-29796 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,610 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 5,963 | -3,353 |
| Wolfcamp | 8,380 | -5,770 |
| Strawn | 9,953 | -7,343 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,953 | 10,062 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 355 | 17.5 | 375 S |
| 9.625 | 4,495 | 12.25 | 690 S |
| 5.5 | 8,540 | 8.75 | 1,120 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 | Jun 14, 1985 | May 13, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jun 11, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-173-31595 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-173-31595 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). 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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