WELL · 42-389-34786 · DISTRICT 8
Gorilla 20 #17H
Reeves County · Wolfbone (Trend Area) field · Producing · Horizontal
Gorilla 20 #17H (API 42-389-34786) is a horizontal well in Reeves County operated by Permian Resources Operating LLC, completed July 17, 2015 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 20, 2015, permitted to 12,500 ft.
It was permitted by Oxy USA Wtp LP and has since transferred to Permian Resources Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including Castile, Permian (undifferentiated), Bell Canyon, Delaware.
Its lease has reported 1.6M barrels of oil and 2.66M mcf of gas since February 2012, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 11 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permian Resources Operating LLC
Permitted by OXY USA WTP LP; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 25, 2025
- Permits on file
- 608
- Phone
- (432) 695-4222
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Permian Resources Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Permian Resources Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | OXY USA WTP LPFeb 20, 2015 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 20, 2015
- last permit issued
- Jul 17, 2015
- completed
- 1.6M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.66M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2012 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 17, 2015
- 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; they carry 11 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gorilla 20 O-10-42874 | Wolfbone (Trend Area) | Permian Resources Operating, LLC | 11 | 1.6M | 2.66M | Feb 2012 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 26,308 · prior 12 14,678(+79%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 47,839 · prior 12 23,510(+103%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Patriot Resources, Inc.Feb 2012 → Jul 2013
- 2OXY USA WTP LPAug 2013 → Aug 2021
- 3Colgate Operating, LLCSep 2021 → Feb 2023
- 4Permian Resources Operating, LLCMar 2023 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 803927-99 | Drill | OXY USA WTP LP | Feb 18, 2015 | Feb 20, 2015 | Apr 10, 2015 | 12,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-42874 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,761 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| CastileCASTILLE | 936 | 1,825 |
| Permian (undifferentiated)PERMIAN | 936 | 1,825 |
| Bell Canyon | 5,250 | -2,489 |
| Delaware | 5,250 | -2,489 |
| DelawareDELAWARE CONSOLIDATED GAS | 5,294 | -2,533 |
| DelawareFORD-DELAWARE | 5,351 | -2,590 |
| Cherry Canyon | 6,182 | -3,421 |
| Bone SpringBONE SPRINGS | 8,276 | -5,515 |
| Wolfcamp | 10,649 | -7,888 |
| Pennsylvanian | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,026 | 15,474 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,484 | 13.5 | 710 S |
| 7.625 | 10,213 | 9.875 | 960 S |
| 4.5 | 15,582 | 6.75 | 830 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 | Dec 4, 2015 | Nov 4, 2015 | 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 42-389-34786 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-389-34786 → 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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