WELL · 42-227-35658 · DISTRICT 8
Val Verde Powell 18 #1
Howard County · Signal Peak (Wolfcamp) field · Vertical
Val Verde Powell 18 #1 (API 42-227-35658) is a plugged well in Howard County, plugged March 21, 2013, last operated by Chisos Operating Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 21, 2001, permitted to 8,100 ft.
It was permitted by Newkumet Exploration, Inc. and has since transferred to Chisos Operating Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including San Andres, Clear Fork, Wolfcamp.
Its lease has reported 7.34K barrels of oil and 258K mcf of gas since April 2001, last reporting in April 2014.
Operator of record
Permitted by Newkumet Exploration, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 62 permits on file · (432) 788-4041
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Chisos Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | Chisos Operating, Inc.through Jan 2012 |
| Latest permit | Newkumet Exploration, Inc.Feb 21, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,100
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 21, 2001
- last permit issued
- Apr 29, 2001
- completed
- 7.34K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 258K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2001 THROUGH Apr 2014
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 29, 2001
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 21, 2013
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val Verde Powell 18 O-10-36650 | Signal Peak (Wolfcamp) | Chisos Operating, Inc. | 1 | 7.34K | 258K | Apr 2001 – Apr 2014 |
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.
- 1Newkumet Exploration, Inc.Apr 2001 → Dec 2004
- 2Chisos Operating, Inc.Jan 2005 → Oct 2011
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 505614-99 | Drill | Newkumet Exploration, Inc. | Feb 21, 2001 | Feb 21, 2001 | Feb 23, 2001 | 8,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-36650 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,338 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| San Andres | 1,860 | 478 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 4,412 | -2,074 |
| WolfcampWOLFCAMP CARBONATE | 6,968 | -4,630 |
| WolfcampWOLFCAMP SHALE | 7,172 | -4,834 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,358 | 7,698 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,160 | 11 | 900 S |
| 4.5 | 7,950 | 7.875 | 900 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 | Sep 12, 2001 | Jul 25, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 14, 2001 | — | — |
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 42-227-35658 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-35658 → 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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