TEXAS · WELLS · STARR COUNTY · THOMAS-RIFE GAS UNIT LEASE · API 42-427-31259 · DISTRICT 04
Thomas-Rife Gas Unit #9
Starr County · Rincon N. (Vicksburg Cons.) field · Vertical
Thomas-Rife Gas Unit #9 (API 42-427-31259) is a plugged well in Starr County, plugged November 16, 2011, last operated by Oxy USA Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 21, 1978, permitted to 9,094 ft.
It was permitted by Shell Oil Company and has since transferred to Oxy USA Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Vicksburg, Vicksbugr 8200.
Operator of record
Permitted by Shell Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 26, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,316
- Phone
- (713) 215-7000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | OXY USA Inc. |
| Production reports | Shell Western E&Pthrough Apr 2011 |
| Latest permit | Shell Oil CompanyAug 21, 1978 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,094
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 21, 1978
- last permit issued
- Jun 16, 1999
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.91M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Nov 2011
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 16, 1999
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 16, 2011
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas-Rife Gas Unit G-4-80199 | Rincon, N. (Vicksburg Cons.) | OXY USA Inc. | 1 | 0 | 1.91M | Jan 1993 – Nov 2011 |
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.
- 1Shell Western E&P Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 2000
- 2Shell Western E&PMar 2000 → Apr 2011
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30915-99 | Drill | Shell Oil Company | Aug 21, 1978 | Aug 21, 1978 | Sep 3, 1978 | 9,094 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 1999 | Thomas-Rife Gas Unit G-4-80199 | Rincon N. (Vicksburg Cons.) | OXY USA Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 447 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,220 | 7,240 | Perforated |
| 7,511 | 7,693 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,212 | 14.75 | 588 S |
| 7.625 | 7,130 | 9.875 | 839 S |
| 2.875 | 7,180 | — | — |
| 5 | 7,834 | 6.75 | 410 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 | Sep 14, 1999 | Aug 17, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 15, 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 42-427-31259 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-31259 → 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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