WELL · 42-301-00540 · DISTRICT 8
EL Mar /Delaware/ Unit #1543W
Loving County · EL Mar (Delaware) field · Vertical
El Mar /Delaware/ Unit #1543W (API 42-301-00540) is a plugged well in Loving County, plugged June 12, 1991, last operated by Oxy USA Wtp LP.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 23, 1996, permitted to 4,550 ft.
It was permitted by Meridian Oil Inc. and has since transferred to Oxy USA Wtp LP on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 2.59M barrels of oil and 398K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in June 2025. The lease carries 173 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Meridian Oil Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 2,289 permits on file · (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 May 2021 |
| Latest permit | Meridian Oil Inc.Jul 23, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,550
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 23, 1996
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 2.59M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 398K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 12, 1991
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 173 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EL Mar /Delaware/ Unit O-10-21246 | EL Mar (Delaware) | OXY USA WTP LP | 173 | 2.59M | 398K | Jan 1993 – Jun 2025 |
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.
- 1Union Royalty, Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 1995
- 2Meridian Oil Inc.Mar 1995 → Jul 1996
- 3Burlington Resources Oil&gas Co.Aug 1996 → Dec 2000
- 4Burlington Res O&G Co-PermianJan 2001 → Apr 2002
- 5OXY USA WTP LPMay 2002 → May 2021
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 450622-99 | Reenter | Meridian Oil Inc. | Jul 22, 1996 | Jul 23, 1996 | Aug 13, 1996 | 4,550 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-21246 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-21246 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,454 | 4,476 | Perforated |
| — | 4,454 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.625 | 482 | — | 350 S |
| 7.625 | 482 | 12.25 | — |
| 2.375 | 4,471 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 4,550 | — | 1,075 S |
| 4.5 | 4,550 | 7.875 | — |
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 6, 1997 | Sep 10, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Dec 11, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 31, 1959 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-301-00540 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-301-00540 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 10.9K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 385K
- bbl, all reported
- Apr 2012
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000041737 | H-1 Injection | Plugged Jul 16, 1991 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 4,454–4,476 |
| 000085457 | H-1 Injection | Plugged May 15, 2012 | 1,900 | 1,900 | 4,450–4,530 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 10,914 · prior 12 34,766(-69%)
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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