WELL · 42-301-30988 · DISTRICT 8
TXL 43 -A- #1
Loving County · Jeanita (Cherry Canyon) field · Vertical
Txl 43 -A- #1 (API 42-301-30988) is a plugged well in Loving County, plugged September 21, 2018, last operated by Shell Western E&P.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 20, 1992, permitted to 4,750 ft.
It was permitted by Manzano Oil Corporation and has since transferred to Shell Western E&P on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Lamar, Ramsey, Red Bluff, Cherry Canyon.
Its 2 leases have reported 438K barrels of oil and 1M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in December 2021. The leases carry 11 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Manzano Oil Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 4, 2021
- Permits on file
- 1,756
- Phone
- (832) 337-0694
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Shell Western E&P |
| Production reports | Shell Western E&Pthrough Jan 2014 |
| Latest permit | Manzano Oil CorporationAug 20, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,750
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 20, 1992
- last permit issued
- Oct 5, 1992
- completed
- 438K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 2021
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 5, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 21, 2018
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 11 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TXL 43 -A- O-10-35376 | Jeanita (Cherry Canyon) | Shell Western E&P | 2 | 61.5K | 173K | Jan 1997 – Dec 2021 |
| TXL "43" O-10-33635 | Jeanita (Cherry Canyon) | Shell Western E&P | 9 | 377K | 826K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2020 |
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.
- 1Manzano Oil CorporationJan 1993 → Dec 2000
- 2Concho Oil & Gas Corp.Jan 2001 → May 2003
- 3Concho Resources Inc.Jun 2003 → Mar 2004
- 4Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Apr 2004 → Sep 2012
- 5Shell Western E&POct 2012 → Oct 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 402566-99 | Drill | Manzano Oil Corporation | Aug 20, 1992 | Aug 20, 1992 | Sep 22, 1992 | 4,750 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 1992 | TXL 43 -A- O-10-35376 | Jeanita (Cherry Canyon) | Shell Western E&P | Plugged | — |
| Oct 5, 1992 | TXL 43 O-10-33635 | Jeanita (Cherry Canyon) | Shell Western E&P | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,775 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Lamar | 2,992 | -217 |
| Ramsey | 3,022 | -247 |
| Red Bluff | 3,880 | -1,105 |
| Cherry Canyon | 3,936 | -1,161 |
| Cherry CanyonLOWER CHERRY CANYON | 4,374 | -1,599 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,545 | 4,653 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,154 | 12.5 | 675 S |
| 5.5 | 4,718 | 7.875 | 470 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 17, 1997 | Nov 30, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 28, 1993 | Nov 30, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 21, 1992 | — | — |
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 42-301-30988 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-301-30988 → 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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