WELL · 42-227-38630 · DISTRICT 8
Shields Unit B #1WA
Howard County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Horizontal
Shields Unit B #1WA (API 42-227-38630) is a horizontal well in Howard County operated by Oxy USA Inc., completed February 19, 2016.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 15, 2015, permitted to 12,500 ft.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Yates, Seven Rivers, San Andres, Clear Fork.
Its lease has reported 938K barrels of oil and 2.07M mcf of gas since February 2016, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 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.Sep 15, 2015 |
- 12,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 15, 2015
- last permit issued
- Feb 19, 2016
- completed
- 938K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.07M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2016 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 19, 2016
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shields Unit B O-10-47692 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | OXY USA Inc. | 3 | 938K | 2.07M | Feb 2016 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 34,357 · prior 12 43,384(-21%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 183,063 · prior 12 205,371(-11%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1OXY USA Inc.Feb 2016 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 810206-99 | Drill | OXY USA Inc. | Sep 9, 2015 | Sep 15, 2015 | Nov 1, 2015 | 12,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-47692 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-47692 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,676 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 1,916 | 760 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,061 | 615 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - HIGH FLOWS, H2S, CO | 3,685 | -1,009 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK - SEVERE WATER FLOWS | 4,401 | -1,725 |
| Glorieta | 4,490 | -1,814 |
| Spraberry | 6,265 | -3,589 |
| Dean | 7,440 | -4,764 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,586 | -4,910 |
| Coleman Junction | — | — |
| Leonard | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,171 | 17,323 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.75 | 435 | 14.75 | 340 S |
| 8.625 | 6,978 | 10.625 | 1,060 S |
| 5.5 | 17,596 | 7.875 | 2,050 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 | Jul 25, 2018 | Jul 25, 2018 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 28, 2016 | May 4, 2016 | 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 42-227-38630 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-38630 → 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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