WELL · 42-173-37877 · DISTRICT 8
E.L. Powell BC #1603A
Glasscock County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Producing · Horizontal
E.L. Powell BC #1603A (API 42-173-37877) is a horizontal well in Glasscock County operated by Oxy USA Inc., completed September 24, 2018 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 26, 2018, permitted to 9,000 ft.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Santa Rosa, Yates, Seven Rivers, Queen.
Its lease has reported 1.57M barrels of oil and 3.19M mcf of gas since September 2011, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 8 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
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 | OXY USA Inc.Apr 26, 2018 |
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 26, 2018
- last permit issued
- Sep 24, 2018
- completed
- 1.57M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.19M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2011 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 24, 2018
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
Surface location
31.930405, -101.664507
OpenStreetMap → · Google Maps →
Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Glasscock County.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the lease this well is completed on; they carry 8 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E.L. Powell BC O-10-42451 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | OXY USA Inc. | 8 | 1.57M | 3.19M | Sep 2011 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 108,643 · prior 12 134,483(-19%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 482,739 · prior 12 401,312(+20%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Range Production CompanySep 2011 → Mar 2013
- 2Vanguard Permian, LLCApr 2013 → Apr 2015
- 3Vanguard Operating, LLCMay 2015 → Jun 2017
- 4OXY USA Inc.Jul 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 839155-99 | Drill | OXY USA Inc. | Apr 23, 2018 | Apr 26, 2018 | May 29, 2018 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-42451 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,547 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Rosa | 621 | 1,926 |
| Yates | 1,932 | 615 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,144 | 403 |
| Queen | 2,782 | -235 |
| Grayburg | 3,270 | -723 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - HIGH FLOWS, H2S, CO | 3,584 | -1,037 |
| Glorieta | 5,160 | -2,613 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 5,468 | -2,921 |
| Spraberry | 6,429 | -3,882 |
| Wichita-AlbanyWICHITA ALBANY | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,882 | 18,193 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.75 | 434 | 14.75 | 300 S |
| 8.625 | 6,075 | 10.625 | 1,075 S |
| 5.5 | 18,380 | 7.875 | 1,975 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 | Nov 15, 2019 | Nov 29, 2018 | Yes |
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 42-173-37877 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-173-37877 → 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.
Nearby wells and their tops
NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM
Draw a cross-section
This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.
E.L. Powell BC42-173-37884
0.0 KM · OXY USA Inc. · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 620 | 1,927 |
| Yates | 1,931 | 616 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,143 | 404 |
| Queen | 2,781 | -234 |
| Grayburg | 3,264 | -717 |
| San Andres | 3,584 | -1,037 |
| Glorieta | 5,155 | -2,608 |
| Clear Fork | 5,461 | -2,914 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
E.L. Powell BC42-173-37658
0.2 KM · OXY USA Inc. · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 607 | 1,938 |
| Yates | 1,917 | 628 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,129 | 416 |
| Queen | 2,770 | -225 |
| Grayburg | 3,244 | -699 |
| San Andres | 3,571 | -1,026 |
| Glorieta | 5,131 | -2,586 |
| Clear Fork | 5,437 | -2,892 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Powell, E.L.42-173-37660
0.2 KM · OXY USA Inc. · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 608 | 1,938 |
| Yates | 1,919 | 627 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,132 | 414 |
| Queen | 2,772 | -226 |
| Grayburg | 3,244 | -698 |
| San Andres | 3,569 | -1,023 |
| Glorieta | 5,133 | -2,587 |
| Wichita-Albany | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Powell, E.L.42-173-37661
0.2 KM · OXY USA Inc. · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 607 | 1,939 |
| Yates | 1,918 | 628 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,131 | 415 |
| Queen | 2,772 | -226 |
| Grayburg | 3,246 | -700 |
| San Andres | 3,571 | -1,025 |
| Glorieta | 5,133 | -2,587 |
| Clear Fork | 5,440 | -2,894 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Powell, E.L.42-173-37792
0.4 KM · OXY USA Inc. · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 625 | 1,915 |
| Yates | 1,929 | 611 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,139 | 401 |
| Queen | 2,781 | -241 |
| Grayburg | 3,274 | -734 |
| San Andres | 3,573 | -1,033 |
| Glorieta | 5,179 | -2,639 |
| Clear Fork | 5,471 | -2,931 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Powell, E.L.42-173-37793
0.4 KM · OXY USA Inc. · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 605 | 1,935 |
| Yates | 1,909 | 631 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,119 | 421 |
| Queen | 2,761 | -221 |
| Grayburg | 3,253 | -713 |
| San Andres | 3,553 | -1,013 |
| Glorieta | 5,159 | -2,619 |
| Clear Fork | 5,450 | -2,910 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Powell, E.L.42-173-37794
0.4 KM · OXY USA Inc. · Section with this well →
| Wichita-Albany | — | |
| Yates | — | |
| Spraberry | — | |
| Seven Rivers | — | |
| Santa Rosa | — | |
| San Andres | — | |
| Queen | — | |
| Grayburg | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Powell, E.L.42-173-37795
0.4 KM · OXY USA Inc. · Section with this well →
| Glorieta | — | |
| Clear Fork | — | |
| Grayburg | — | |
| Queen | — | |
| San Andres | — | |
| Santa Rosa | — | |
| Seven Rivers | — | |
| Spraberry | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
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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