WELL · 42-389-33648 · DISTRICT 8
Southern 38 #5
Reeves County · Toro (Delaware) field · Shut IN · Vertical
Southern 38 #5 (API 42-389-33648) is a well in Reeves County operated by Chevron U. S. A. Inc., completed August 17, 2013 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 19, 2013, permitted to 7,000 ft.
It was permitted by Oxy USA Inc. and has since transferred to Chevron U. S. A. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Delaware, Banded Anhydrite, Cherry Canyon.
Its lease has reported 17.4K barrels of oil and 19.7K mcf of gas since August 2013, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by OXY USA Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 30, 2026
- Permits on file
- 9,291
- Phone
- (866) 212-1212
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. |
| Production reports | Chevron U. S. A. Inc.through Jan 2024 |
| Latest permit | OXY USA Inc.Feb 19, 2013 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 19, 2013
- last permit issued
- Aug 17, 2013
- completed
- 17.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 19.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2013 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 17, 2013
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern 38 O-10-44377 | Toro (Delaware) | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | 1 | 17.4K | 19.7K | Aug 2013 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1OXY USA Inc.Jul 2014 → Aug 2021
- 2Colgate Operating, LLCSep 2021 → Aug 2022
- 3Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Apr 2023 → Jan 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 756831-99 | Drill | OXY USA Inc. | Feb 14, 2013 | Feb 19, 2013 | Apr 6, 2013 | 7,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-44377 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,768 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Delaware | 518 | 2,250 |
| Banded Anhydrite | 3,477 | -709 |
| Delaware | 5,188 | -2,420 |
| Cherry Canyon | 6,067 | -3,299 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,334 | 6,328 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,539 | 11 | 660 S |
| 8.625 | 6,513 | 7.875 | 1,690 S |
| 5.5 | 6,513 | 7.875 | 1,690 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 | Jun 3, 2015 | Feb 9, 2015 | — |
| 00 | Apr 8, 2014 | Oct 21, 2013 | 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 42-389-33648 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-389-33648 → 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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