WELL · 42-427-32431 · DISTRICT 4
Urschel C. F. #6
Starr County · Rincon (Vicksburg Cons.) field · Directional · Sidetrack
Urschel C. F. #6 (API 42-427-32431) is a well in Starr County operated by Oxy USA Inc., completed October 21, 1990.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1990 and 2012, permitted to 9,000 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Vicksburg, Wood, Ashby.
Its 2 leases have reported 24.4K barrels of oil and 1.13M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- 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 | Merit Energy Companythrough Nov 2019 |
| Latest permit | OXY USA Inc.Jun 15, 2012 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jun 15, 2012
- last permit issued
- Oct 21, 1990
- completed
- 24.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.13M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 21, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urschel, C.F. O-4-13727 | Dee Davenport (3700) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 24.4K | 66.5K | Jul 2012 – Jul 2026 |
| Urschel, C. F. G-4-136618 | Urschel (Ashby FB III) | OXY USA Inc. | 1 | 0 | 1.07M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2012 |
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.
- 1Fina Oil & Chemical CompanyJan 1993 → Dec 2000
- 2Totalfinaelf E&P USA IncJan 2001 → Aug 2003
- 3Total E&P USA, Inc.Sep 2003 → Jan 2006
- 4Shell Western E&PFeb 2006 → Jul 2006
- 5OXY USA Inc.May 2011 → Apr 2017
- 6Merit Energy CompanyMay 2017 → Apr 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 742320-99 | Recompletion | OXY USA Inc. | Jun 7, 2012 | Jun 15, 2012 | Jul 5, 2012 | 8,020 |
| 376004-98 | Drill · sidetrack | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Oct 9, 1990 | Jul 31, 1990 | Sep 5, 1990 | 9,000 |
| 376004-99 | Drill | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Jul 27, 1990 | Jul 31, 1990 | — | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-136618 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-13727 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 414 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,318 | 4,338 | Perforated |
| 7,181 | 7,317 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,225 | 17.5 | 978 S |
| 9.625 | 5,938 | 12.25 | 568 S |
| 5.5 | 8,013 | 8.5 | 625 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 | Nov 28, 2012 | Aug 1, 2012 | — |
| 00 | Feb 25, 1991 | Nov 20, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 29, 1991 | — | 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 42-427-32431 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-32431 → 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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