WELL · 42-173-32599 · DISTRICT 8
Powell E.L. C #23D
Glasscock County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Powell E.L. C #23D (API 42-173-32599) is a plugged well in Glasscock County, plugged April 13, 2021, last operated by Oxy USA Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 5, 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 3 formation tops, including T/Clearfork, T/Dean S.S., T/Wolfcamp.
Its 2 leases have reported 123K barrels of oil and 156K mcf of gas since March 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 CompanyFeb 5, 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
- Feb 5, 1996
- last permit issued
- Mar 4, 1996
- completed
- 123K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 156K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 4, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 13, 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 "20A" O-10-34865 | Cobra (Wolfcamp) | OXY USA Inc. | 1 | 123K | 154K | Mar 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 CompanyMar 1996 → Mar 1998
- 2Lomak Production CompanyApr 1998 → Aug 1998
- 3Range Production CompanySep 1998 → Mar 2013
- 4Vanguard Permian, LLCApr 2013 → Sep 2014
- 5Vanguard Operating, LLCOct 2015 → Apr 2016
- 6OXY USA Inc.Dec 2019 → Apr 2021
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 444400-99 | Drill | Trend Exploration Company | Feb 5, 1996 | Feb 5, 1996 | Feb 10, 1996 | 8,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-34865 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-54593 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,576 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| T/Clearfork | 5,886 | -3,310 |
| T/Dean S.S. | 7,800 | -5,224 |
| T/Wolfcamp | 8,230 | -5,654 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,315 | 8,335 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.75 | 295 | 17.5 | 310 S |
| 8.625 | 3,262 | 11 | 1,350 S |
| 5.5 | 8,400 | 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 | Mar 11, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Apr 15, 1996 | Mar 11, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Mar 26, 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 42-173-32599 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-173-32599 → 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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