WELL · 42-173-32595 · DISTRICT 8
Powell E.L. C #13D
Glasscock County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Powell E.L. C #13D (API 42-173-32595) is a plugged well in Glasscock County, plugged May 2, 2021, last operated by Oxy USA Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 19, 1996, permitted to 8,800 ft.
It was permitted by Trend Exploration Company and has since transferred to Oxy USA Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Dean, B/Wolfcamp.
Its 2 leases have reported 246K barrels of oil and 801K mcf of gas since February 1996, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 9 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 2021 |
| Latest permit | Trend Exploration CompanyJan 19, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 19, 1996
- last permit issued
- Feb 10, 1996
- completed
- 246K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 801K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 10, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 2, 2021
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 9 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powell,e.l. "C" O-10-54593 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | OXY USA Inc. | 8 | 317 | 1.44K | Sep 2019 – Jul 2026 |
| Powell "20" O-10-34851 | Cobra (Wolfcamp) | OXY USA Inc. | 1 | 246K | 799K | Feb 1996 – Oct 2020 |
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.
- 1Trend Exploration CompanyFeb 1996 → Mar 1998
- 2Lomak Production CompanyApr 1998 → Aug 1998
- 3Range Production CompanySep 1998 → Mar 2013
- 4Vanguard Permian, LLCApr 2013 → Apr 2015
- 5Vanguard Operating, LLCMay 2015 → Jun 2017
- 6OXY USA Inc.Jul 2017 → Apr 2021
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 443866-99 | Drill | Trend Exploration Company | Jan 19, 1996 | Jan 19, 1996 | Jan 25, 1996 | 8,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-34851 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-54593 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,598 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| DeanDEAN S.S. | 7,890 | -5,292 |
| B/Wolfcamp | 8,406 | -5,808 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,362 | 8,392 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.75 | 308 | 17.5 | 310 S |
| 8.625 | 3,268 | 11 | 1,450 S |
| 5.5 | 8,461 | 7.875 | 300 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 | Oct 29, 2020 | Feb 21, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 19, 1996 | Feb 21, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 12, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-173-32595 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-173-32595 → 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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