TEXAS · WELLS · GLASSCOCK COUNTY · E.L. POWELL BC LEASE · API 42-173-38519 · DISTRICT 7B
E.L. Powell BC #1687CP
Glasscock County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Producing · Horizontal
E.L. Powell BC #1687CP (API 42-173-38519) is a horizontal well in Glasscock County operated by Oxy USA Inc., completed March 14, 2022 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 19, 2021, permitted to 9,667 ft.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Santa Rosa, Rustler, Yates, Seven Rivers.
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
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 26, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,316
- Phone
- (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.Jul 19, 2021 |
- 9,667
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 19, 2021
- last permit issued
- Mar 14, 2022
- 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
- Mar 14, 2022
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871302-99 | Drill | OXY USA Inc. | Jul 15, 2021 | Jul 19, 2021 | Nov 10, 2021 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2022 | E.L. Powell BC O-10-42451 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | OXY USA Inc. | Producing | 9,667 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,548 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Rosa | 595 | 1,953 |
| Rustler | 1,079 | 1,469 |
| Yates | 1,916 | 632 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,016 | 532 |
| Glorieta | 2,197 | 351 |
| Queen | 2,666 | -118 |
| Grayburg | 3,099 | -551 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - HIGH FLOWS, H2S, CO | 3,517 | -969 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 5,390 | -2,842 |
| Spraberry | 6,381 | -3,833 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,901 | 19,443 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,013 | 17.5 | 965 S |
| 9.625 | 8,880 | 12.25 | 1,015 S |
| 7 | 19,599 | 8.75 | 3,955 S |
| 5.5 | 19,599 | 8.5 | 3,955 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 | Dec 15, 2022 | Oct 17, 2022 | 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 42-173-38519 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-173-38519 → 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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