TEXAS · WELLS · HOCKLEY COUNTY · ELLWOOD "A" LEASE · API 42-219-36665 · DISTRICT 7B
Ellwood A #183
Hockley County · Smyer field · Shut In · Vertical
Ellwood A #183 (API 42-219-36665) is a well in Hockley County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed August 7, 2002 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in June 1, 2021.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 11, 2002, permitted to 6,205 ft.
It was permitted by Apache Corporation and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Rustler, Yates, San Andres, Glorieta.
Its lease has reported 6.4M barrels of oil and 726K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting volume in April 2026. The lease carries 161 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Apache Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 27, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,458
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Apache CorporationJul 11, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,205
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 11, 2002
- last permit issued
- Aug 7, 2002
- completed
- 6.4M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 726K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 7, 2002
- Shut in
- Jun 1, 2021
- 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 161 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellwood "A" O-11-6169 | Smyer | Hilcorp Energy Company | 161 | 6.4M | 726K | Jan 1993 – Apr 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 38,982 · prior 12 47,545(-18%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,571 · prior 12 355(+343%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1MW Petroleum CorporationJan 1993 → Aug 1998
- 2Apache CorporationSep 1998 → Nov 2024
- 3Hilcorp Energy CompanyDec 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 521703-99 | Drill | Apache Corporation | Jul 10, 2002 | Jul 11, 2002 | Jul 13, 2002 | 6,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2002 | Ellwood A O-11-6169 | Smyer | Hilcorp Energy Company | Shut In · shut in Jun 1, 2021 | 6,205 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,397 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| RustlerRUSTLER ANHYDRITE | 1,994 | 1,403 |
| Yates | 2,553 | 844 |
| San Andres | 3,820 | -423 |
| Glorieta | 5,183 | -1,786 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,852 | 5,860 | Perforated |
| 5,885 | 5,897 | Perforated |
| 5,901 | 5,916 | Perforated |
| 5,923 | 5,958 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,020 | 12.25 | 925 S |
| 5.5 | 6,205 | 7.875 | 1,300 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Nov 26, 2002 | Oct 9, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 25, 2002 | — | — |
Well logs
The RRC's map lists this well among those with logs online. Its monthly inventories loaded here, which start in July 2006, list none for it, so none are itemized.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗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 42-219-36665 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-219-36665 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search for it.
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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