WELL · 42-173-32459 · DISTRICT 8
Powell E.L. #53D
Glasscock County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Powell E.L. #53D (API 42-173-32459) is a plugged well in Glasscock County, plugged May 28, 2020, last operated by Oxy USA Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 22, 1994, permitted to 8,600 ft.
It was permitted by Trend Exploration Company and has since transferred to Oxy USA Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Clear Fork, Dean, Wolfcamp.
Its 2 leases have reported 6.03M barrels of oil and 14.2M mcf of gas since October 1994, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 40 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 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 | OXY USA Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Trend Exploration CompanySep 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.
- 8,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 22, 1994
- last permit issued
- Oct 21, 1994
- completed
- 6.03M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 14.2M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 1994 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 21, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 28, 2020
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 40 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powell, E.L. O-10-50427 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | OXY USA Inc. | 39 | 5.1M | 12.5M | Dec 2017 – Jul 2026 |
| Powell "9D" O-10-34307 | Blalock Lake,s.(wolfcamp) | OXY USA Inc. | 1 | 930K | 1.71M | Oct 1994 – Jul 2020 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 329,466 · prior 12 460,372(-28%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,864,178 · prior 12 1,919,913(-3%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Trend Exploration CompanyOct 1994 → Mar 1998
- 2Lomak Production CompanyApr 1998 → Aug 1998
- 3Range Production CompanySep 1998 → Mar 2013
- 4Vanguard Permian, LLCApr 2013 → Mar 2015
- 5OXY USA Inc.Dec 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 428327-99 | Drill | Trend Exploration Company | Sep 22, 1994 | Sep 22, 1994 | Oct 1, 1994 | 8,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-34307 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-50427 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,545 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Clear ForkLOWER CLEARFORK | 5,810 | -3,265 |
| Dean | 7,724 | -5,179 |
| DeanBASE DEAN | 7,856 | -5,311 |
| Wolfcamp | 8,104 | -5,559 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,173 | 8,193 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.75 | 360 | 17.5 | 400 S |
| 8.625 | 3,280 | 11 | 675 S |
| 5.5 | 8,290 | 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 | Jul 14, 2020 | Oct 27, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 29, 1994 | Oct 27, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 8, 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 42-173-32459 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-173-32459 → 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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