TEXAS · WELLS · LOVING COUNTY · API 42-301-31552 · DISTRICT 7B
Oxtail 54-2-40 SB Unit #1H
Loving County · Sandbar (Bone Spring) field · Horizontal
Oxtail 54-2-40 SB Unit #1H (API 42-301-31552) is a plugged horizontal well in Loving County, plugged May 24, 2023, last operated by Pdeh LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 22, 2010, permitted to 15,000 ft.
It was permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Pdeh LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Cherry Canyon, Brushy Canyon, Bone Spring.
Its 2 leases have reported 25.2K barrels of oil and 716K mcf of gas since November 2010, last reporting in April 2023. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 8, 2025
- Permits on file
- 498
- Phone
- (432) 683-7443
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Pdeh LLC |
| Production reports | Shell Western E&Pthrough Jun 2013 |
| Latest permit | Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Jul 22, 2010 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 15,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 22, 2010
- last permit issued
- Feb 15, 2011
- completed
- 25.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 716K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2010 THROUGH Apr 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 15, 2011
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 24, 2023
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxtail 54-2-40 SB Unit G-10-277378 | Sandbar (Bone Spring) | Pdeh LLC | 1 | 0 | 358K | Dec 2010 – Apr 2023 |
| Johnson 54-2-40 O-10-41409 | Sandbar (Bone Spring) | Shell Western E&P | 1 | 25.2K | 358K | Nov 2010 – Jun 2017 |
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.
- 1Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Dec 2010 → Jun 2012
- 2Shell Western E&PFeb 2011 → Jun 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 699354-99 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Jul 21, 2010 | Jul 22, 2010 | Aug 30, 2010 | 15,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 2011 | Oxtail 54-2-40 SB Unit G-10-277378 | Sandbar (Bone Spring) | Pdeh LLC | Plugged | — |
| Feb 15, 2011 | Johnson 54-2-40 O-10-41409 | Sandbar (Bone Spring) | Shell Western E&P | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,822 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Cherry Canyon | 5,280 | -2,458 |
| Brushy Canyon | 6,570 | -3,748 |
| Bone SpringBONE SPRING LIME | 8,054 | -5,232 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,545 | 12,317 | Perforated |
| 8,545 | 12,382 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,108 | 17.5 | 1,350 S |
| 9.625 | 4,253 | 12.25 | 2,385 S |
| 5.5 | 12,414 | 8.75 | 1,555 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 31, 2015 | Feb 16, 2015 | — |
| 00 | Mar 26, 2013 | Aug 20, 2012 | — |
| 00 | Apr 30, 2012 | Apr 12, 2011 | 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 42-301-31552 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-301-31552 → 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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