WELL · 42-173-32497 · DISTRICT 8
Powell 21D #43D
Glasscock County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Powell 21d #43D (API 42-173-32497) is a plugged well in Glasscock County, plugged September 10, 2025, last operated by Oxy USA Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 7, 1995, 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 B/Clearfork, T/Dean, T/Wolfcamp.
Its 2 leases have reported 258K barrels of oil and 579K mcf of gas since April 1995, last reporting in September 2025. 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 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 Jul 2025 |
| Latest permit | Trend Exploration CompanyMar 7, 1995 |
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
- Mar 7, 1995
- last permit issued
- Apr 7, 1995
- completed
- 258K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 579K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1995 THROUGH Sep 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 7, 1995
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 10, 2025
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 "21D" G-10-227400 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | OXY USA Inc. | 1 | 0 | 102K | Oct 2006 – Sep 2025 |
| Powell "21D" O-10-34459 | Cobra (Wolfcamp) | Range Production Company | 1 | 258K | 477K | Apr 1995 – Nov 2010 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 985 · prior 12 4,806(-80%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Trend Exploration CompanyApr 1995 → Mar 1998
- 2Lomak Production CompanyApr 1998 → Aug 1998
- 3Range Production CompanySep 1998 → Aug 2012
- 4Vanguard Permian, LLCAug 2014 → Mar 2015
- 5Vanguard Operating, LLCMay 2015 → Jun 2017
- 6OXY USA Inc.Jul 2017 → Jul 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 433597-99 | Drill | Trend Exploration Company | Mar 7, 1995 | Mar 7, 1995 | Mar 14, 1995 | 8,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-10-227400 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-34459 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,623 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| B/Clearfork | 5,785 | -3,162 |
| T/Dean | 7,735 | -5,112 |
| T/Wolfcamp | 8,080 | -5,457 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,200 | 8,210 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.75 | 321 | 17.5 | 360 S |
| 8.625 | 3,260 | 11 | 675 S |
| 5.5 | 8,312 | 7.875 | 200 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 | Aug 23, 2007 | Jun 6, 2007 | — |
| 00 | Jun 26, 2007 | — | — |
| 00 | May 26, 1995 | Apr 25, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | May 5, 1995 | — | — |
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 42-173-32497 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-173-32497 → 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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