TEXAS · WELLS · WARD COUNTY · SEALY-SMITH FOUNDATION LEASE · API 42-475-04142 · DISTRICT 7B
Sealy-Smith Foundation #87
Ward County · Monahans (Perm. Tubb #1-3 Cons) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
- Permitted field
- Monahans (Clear Fork)
Sealy-Smith Foundation #87 (API 42-475-04142) is a well in Ward County operated by Occidental Permian Ltd., completed April 16, 1958 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in March 1, 2026.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 25, 1997, permitted to 5,598 ft.
It was permitted by Altura Energy Ltd. and has since transferred to Occidental Permian Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 9.78K barrels of oil and 1.29M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting volume in February 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Altura Energy Ltd.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 2, 2026
- Permits on file
- 6,251
- Phone
- (713) 215-7000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Occidental Permian Ltd. |
| Production reports | Occidental Permian Ltd.through Feb 2026 |
| Latest permit | Altura Energy Ltd.Aug 25, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,598
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 25, 1997
- last permit issued
- Apr 16, 1958
- completed
- 9.78K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.29M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 16, 1958
- Shut in
- Mar 1, 2026
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sealy-Smith Foundation G-10-20543 | Monahans (Perm. Tubb #1-3, Cons) | Occidental Permian Ltd. | 1 | 9.78K | 1.29M | Jan 1993 – Feb 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 2,729 · prior 12 759(+260%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Shell Western E&P Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 1997
- 2Altura Energy Ltd.Mar 1997 → Apr 2000
- 3Occidental Permian Ltd.May 2000 → Feb 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 466465-99 | Recompletion | Altura Energy Ltd. | Aug 19, 1997 | Aug 25, 1997 | — | 5,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 1958 | Sealy-Smith Foundation G-10-20543 | Monahans (Perm. Tubb #1-3 Cons) | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Temp Abandoned · shut in Mar 1, 2026 | 5,598 |
| — | Sealy-Smith Foundation G-10-20538 | Monahans (Permian Tubb #1) | Shell Oil Company | Not on Schedule | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,507 | 5,542 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 125 | — | 125 S |
| 8.625 | 892 | — | 350 S |
| 5.5 | 5,554 | — | 300 S |
| 2 | 5,563 | — | — |
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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 8, 1958 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-475-04142 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-475-04142 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it. The University Lands library has no per-well link: then paste it into its 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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