TEXAS · WELLS · KENT COUNTY · SALT CREEK FIELD UNIT LEASE · API 42-263-31728 · DISTRICT 7B
Salt Creek Field Unit #C457
Kent County · Salt Creek field · Producing · Directional
Salt Creek Field Unit #C457 (API 42-263-31728) is a well in Kent County operated by Oxy USA Wtp LP, completed March 23, 2006 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2000 and 2004, permitted to 6,896 ft.
It was permitted by Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. and has since transferred to Oxy USA Wtp LP on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Clear Fork, Canyon.
Its lease has reported 140M barrels of oil and 284M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 538 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 16, 2025
- Permits on file
- 2,289
- Phone
- (713) 215-7000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | OXY USA WTP LP |
| Production reports | OXY USA WTP LPthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Apr 7, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,896
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 7, 2004
- last permit issued
- Mar 23, 2006
- completed
- 140M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 284M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 23, 2006
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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 538 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Creek Field Unit O-11-5254 | Salt Creek | OXY USA WTP LP | 538 | 140M | 284M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,472,050 · prior 12 1,745,538(-16%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 3,945,103 · prior 12 5,060,124(-22%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Jan 1993 → Jul 2005
- 2OXY USA WTP LPAug 2005 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 543983-99 | Recompletion | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. | Apr 1, 2004 | Apr 7, 2004 | Mar 3, 2006 | 7,400 |
| 536040-99 | Drill | Hilcorp Energy Company | Sep 3, 2003 | Sep 3, 2000 | Oct 21, 2003 | 7,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 2006 | Salt Creek Field Unit O-11-5254 | Salt Creek | OXY USA WTP LP | Producing | 6,896 |
| Mar 23, 2006 | Salt Creek Field Unit O-11-5254 | Salt Creek | OXY USA WTP LP | Producing | 6,896 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,088 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 2,034 | 54 |
| Canyon | 6,387 | -4,299 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,392 | 6,548 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 80 | 24 | 170 S |
| 9.625 | 1,482 | 14 | 930 S |
| 7 | 6,787 | 8.75 | 350 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 | Feb 15, 2007 | Sep 22, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 7, 2006 | Jan 25, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 31, 2006 | — | — |
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 42-263-31728 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-263-31728 → 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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