WELL · 42-389-31039 · DISTRICT 8
Ligon S. E. State #6
Reeves County · Worsham East (Cherry Canyon) field · Vertical
Ligon S. E. State #6 (API 42-389-31039) is a plugged well in Reeves County, plugged October 14, 1992, last operated by Pitts Energy CO..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 23, 1979, permitted to 6,700 ft.
It was permitted by Gulf Oil Corp. and has since transferred to Pitts Energy CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Lamar, Bell Canyon, Cherry Canyon.
Its lease has reported 3.79K barrels of oil and 151K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in April 2007. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Gulf Oil Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 3, 2026
- Permits on file
- 234
- Phone
- (432) 682-4101
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Pitts Energy Co. |
| Production reports | Pitts Energy Co.through Jul 2006 |
| Latest permit | Gulf Oil Corp.May 23, 1979 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 23, 1979
- last permit issued
- Nov 4, 1988
- completed
- 3.79K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 151K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2007
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 4, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 14, 1992
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ligon, S. E. State O-10-31932 | Worsham, East (Cherry Canyon) | Pitts Energy Co. | 3 | 3.79K | 151K | Jan 1993 – Apr 2007 |
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.
- 1Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Jan 1993 → Sep 1998
- 2Pitts Energy Co.Oct 1998 → Apr 2006
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49022-99 | Drill | Gulf Oil Corp. | May 23, 1979 | May 23, 1979 | — | 6,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 1988 | Ligon S. E. State O-10-31932 | Worsham East (Cherry Canyon) | Pitts Energy Co. | Plugged | — |
| Jul 25, 1979 | Ligon S. E. -State G-10-83602 | Worsham East (Cherry Canyon) | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,594 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Lamar | 4,993 | -2,399 |
| Bell Canyon | 5,022 | -2,428 |
| Cherry Canyon | 5,846 | -3,252 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,895 | 5,989 | Perforated |
| 6,153 | 6,497 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,574 | 12.25 | 650 S |
| 2.375 | 6,100 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 6,699 | 7.875 | 750 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 19, 1989 | Dec 9, 1988 | — |
| 00 | Dec 23, 1988 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 7, 1979 | — |
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 42-389-31039 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-389-31039 → 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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