WELL · 42-173-32286 · DISTRICT 8
Powell a 1 #1
Glasscock County · Cobra (Wolfcamp) field · Vertical
Powell A 1 #1 (API 42-173-32286) is a plugged well in Glasscock County, plugged April 6, 2015, last operated by Mdc Operating Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 15, 1993, permitted to 8,400 ft.
It was permitted by Matador Drilling Corp. and has since transferred to Mdc Operating Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including San Andres, Clear Fork, Wolfcamp.
Its lease has reported 266K barrels of oil and 282K mcf of gas since February 1993, last reporting in December 2015.
Operator of record
Permitted by Matador Drilling Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 2, 2022 · 7 permits on file · (432) 620-0909
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | MDC Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | MDC Operating, Inc.through Feb 2011 |
| Latest permit | Matador Drilling Corp.Jan 15, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 15, 1993
- last permit issued
- Feb 20, 1993
- completed
- 266K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 282K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1993 THROUGH Dec 2015
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 20, 1993
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 6, 2015
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powell "a" 1 O-10-33702 | Cobra (Wolfcamp) | MDC Operating, Inc. | 1 | 266K | 282K | Feb 1993 – Dec 2015 |
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.
- 1Matador Drilling Corp.Feb 1993 → Mar 1995
- 2MDC Operating, Inc.Apr 1995 → Feb 2011
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 408148-99 | Drill | Matador Drilling Corp. | Jan 15, 1993 | Jan 15, 1993 | Feb 1, 1993 | 8,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-33702 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,516 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| San Andres | 3,150 | -634 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 5,100 | -2,584 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,880 | -5,364 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,941 | 7,968 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 345 | 17.5 | 345 S |
| 8.625 | 3,205 | 11 | 750 S |
| 5.5 | 8,077 | 7.875 | 350 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 | Apr 6, 1993 | Feb 23, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 12, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-173-32286 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-173-32286 → 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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