WELL · 42-235-31318 · DISTRICT 7
Winterbotham J. M. #A-1
Irion County · Dove Creek (Canyon -D-) field · Vertical
Winterbotham J. M. #A-1 (API 42-235-31318) is a plugged well in Irion County, plugged October 31, 2014, last operated by Oxy USA Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 5, 1978, permitted to 6,800 ft.
It was permitted by Alford Petroleum Corp. and has since transferred to Oxy USA Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 24.1K barrels of oil and 154K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in November 2015. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Alford Petroleum Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
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 Mar 2014 |
| Latest permit | Alford Petroleum Corp.Sep 5, 1978 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 5, 1978
- last permit issued
- Dec 14, 1978
- completed
- 24.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 154K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Nov 2015
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 14, 1978
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 31, 2014
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winterbotham, J. M. O-9-7843 | Dove Creek (Canyon -D-) | OXY USA Inc. | 2 | 24.1K | 154K | Jan 1993 – Nov 2015 |
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.
- 1TXP, IncorporatedJan 1993 → Dec 2003
- 2Pogo Producing CompanyJan 2004 → Jan 2008
- 3Pogo Producing Company LLCFeb 2008 → Feb 2008
- 4OXY USA Inc.Mar 2008 → Mar 2014
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31935-99 | Drill | Alford Petroleum Corp. | Sep 5, 1978 | Sep 5, 1978 | Nov 16, 1978 | 6,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-7843 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,333 | 6,521 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 547 | 12.25 | 325 S |
| 2.375 | 6,295 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 6,700 | 7.875 | 450 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 14, 1978 | — |
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 42-235-31318 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-235-31318 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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