WELL · 42-415-32399 · DISTRICT 8
Sorrells #9
Scurry County · Sharon Ridge (1700) field · Producing · Vertical
Sorrells #9 (API 42-415-32399) is a well in Scurry County operated by Unitex Oil & Gas L.L.C., completed May 30, 1983 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 17, 1983, permitted to 1,850 ft.
It was permitted by Empire Oil Of New Jersey and has since transferred to Unitex Oil & Gas L.L.C. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 158K barrels of oil and 24 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 12 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Empire Oil of New Jersey; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 96 permits on file · (432) 770-8831
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Unitex Oil & Gas L.L.C. |
| Production reports | Unitex Oil & Gas, L.L.C.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Empire Oil of New JerseyJan 17, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,850
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 17, 1983
- last permit issued
- May 30, 1983
- completed
- 158K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 24
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 30, 1983
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 12 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorrells O-11-5698 | Sharon Ridge (1700) | Unitex Oil & Gas, L.L.C. | 12 | 158K | 24 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 5,937 · prior 12 6,143(-3%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Empire Oil of New JerseyJan 1993 → Jan 1999
- 2CwocFeb 1999 → May 2006
- 3Vess Oil CorporationJun 2006 → Aug 2011
- 4Tradition Resources LLCSep 2011 → Jan 2014
- 5Tradition Resources Oper, LLCFeb 2014 → Jun 2017
- 6Unitex Oil & Gas, L.L.C.Jul 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 185637-99 | Drill | Empire Oil of New Jersey | Jan 17, 1983 | Jan 17, 1983 | Mar 9, 1983 | 1,850 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-5698 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,718 | 1,764 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.375 | 1,728 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 1,799 | 7.875 | 500 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 12, 1984 | Jul 29, 1983 | — |
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 42-415-32399 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-415-32399 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). 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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