WELL · 42-173-32454 · DISTRICT 8
Powell 15B #33D
Glasscock County · Cobra (Wolfcamp) field · Vertical
Powell 15b #33D (API 42-173-32454) is a well in Glasscock County operated by Vanguard Operating LLC, completed September 13, 1994.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 22, 1994, permitted to 8,500 ft.
It was permitted by Trend Exploration Company and has since transferred to Vanguard Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including San Andres, Clear Fork, Dean, Wolfcamp.
Its 2 leases have reported 299K barrels of oil and 467K mcf of gas since September 1994, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Trend Exploration Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 5, 2020 · 4 permits on file · (832) 327-2255
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Vanguard Operating LLC |
| Production reports | OXY USA Inc.through Dec 2023 |
| Latest permit | Trend Exploration CompanyAug 22, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 22, 1994
- last permit issued
- Sep 13, 1994
- completed
- 299K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 467K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 1994 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 13, 1994
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powell, E.L. "D" G-10-281424 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | OXY USA Inc. | 1 | 0 | 15.6K | Sep 2016 – Jul 2026 |
| Powell "15B" O-10-34266 | Cobra (Wolfcamp) | Vanguard Operating, LLC | 1 | 299K | 452K | Sep 1994 – Jan 2017 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Trend Exploration CompanySep 1994 → Mar 1998
- 2Lomak Production CompanyApr 1998 → Aug 1998
- 3Range Production CompanySep 1998 → Dec 2002
- 4Vanguard Operating, LLCDec 2016 → Jun 2017
- 5OXY USA Inc.Jul 2017 → Dec 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 427253-99 | Drill | Trend Exploration Company | Aug 22, 1994 | Aug 22, 1994 | Aug 26, 1994 | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-10-281424 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-34266 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,539 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| San AndresBASE SAN ANDRES | 4,000 | -1,461 |
| Clear ForkTOP UPPER CLEARFORK | 5,392 | -2,853 |
| Clear ForkUPPER CLEARFORK | 5,392 | -2,853 |
| DeanDEAN SILTSTONE | 7,570 | -5,031 |
| DeanTOP DEAN SILTSTONE | 7,570 | -5,031 |
| WolfcampTOP WOLFCAMP CARBONATE | 7,928 | -5,389 |
| WolfcampWOLFCAMP CARBONATE | 7,928 | -5,389 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,973 | 7,982 | Perforated |
| 7,973 | 7,985 | Perforated |
| 8,000 | 8,004 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.75 | 295 | 17.5 | 345 S |
| 8.625 | 3,194 | 11 | 675 S |
| 5.5 | 8,136 | 7.875 | 250 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 2, 2016 | Oct 27, 2016 | — |
| 00 | Jan 10, 2002 | Dec 5, 2001 | — |
| 00 | Nov 2, 1994 | Sep 19, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 26, 1994 | — | — |
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 42-173-32454 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-173-32454 → 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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