WELL · 42-173-31606 · DISTRICT 8
Powell E. L. #1
Glasscock County · Cobra (Wolfcamp) field · Vertical
Powell E. L. #1 (API 42-173-31606) is a well in Glasscock County operated by Parsley Energy Operations LLC, completed June 20, 1984.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 8, 1984, permitted to 10,750 ft.
It was permitted by Santa FE Minerals (Div Of Sfic) and has since transferred to Parsley Energy Operations LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Yates, San Andres, Spraberry, Wolfcamp.
Its 2 leases have reported 181K barrels of oil and 347K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Santa FE Minerals (Div of Sfic); the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Irving, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 6, 2023 · 2,477 permits on file · (432) 563-8432
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Parsley Energy Operations LLC |
| Production reports | Vital Energy, Inc.through May 2025 |
| Latest permit | Santa FE Minerals (Div of Sfic)May 8, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,750
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 8, 1984
- last permit issued
- Jun 20, 1984
- completed
- 181K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 347K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 20, 1984
- 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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit 2 O-10-52749 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Crescent Energy Operating, LLC | 1 | 8.86K | 129 | Sep 2019 – Jul 2026 |
| Powell, E. L. O-10-29051 | Cobra (Wolfcamp) | Parsley Energy Operations, LLC | 1 | 173K | 347K | Jan 1993 – Mar 2020 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1 · prior 12 2(-50%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1SFM Holdings, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jul 1995
- 2Amoco Production CompanyAug 1995 → Feb 1997
- 3Altura Energy Ltd.Mar 1997 → Apr 2000
- 4Occidental Permian Ltd.May 2000 → Feb 2018
- 5Parsley Energy Operations, LLCMay 2018 → Jan 2021
- 6Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.Feb 2021 → Sep 2021
- 7Laredo Petroleum, Inc.Oct 2021 → Jan 2023
- 8Vital Energy, Inc.Feb 2023 → May 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 238317-99 | Drill | Santa FE Minerals (Div of Sfic) | Apr 30, 1984 | May 8, 1984 | May 10, 1984 | 10,750 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-29051 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-52749 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,584 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,834 | 7,947 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 330 | 17.5 | 375 S |
| 9.625 | 2,920 | 12.25 | 1,250 S |
| 7 | 8,300 | 8.75 | 650 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 | Jan 21, 2020 | Dec 12, 2019 | — |
| 00 | Jan 17, 2020 | Jun 27, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jul 17, 1984 | Jun 27, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jul 13, 1984 | Jun 27, 1984 | — |
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 42-173-31606 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-173-31606 → 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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