TEXAS · WELLS · WARD COUNTY · STATE "XU" LEASE · API 42-475-34352 · DISTRICT 7B
State XU #4
Ward County · Pyote Bay (Brushy Canyon) field · Vertical
State XU #4 (API 42-475-34352) is a plugged well in Ward County, plugged August 22, 2014, last operated by Kerr-Mcgee Oil & Gas Onshore LP.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued March 5, 1996, permitted to 8,350 ft.
It was permitted by Chevron U. S. A. Inc. and has since transferred to Kerr-Mcgee Oil & Gas Onshore LP on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Rustler, Lamar, Bell Canyon, Cherry Canyon.
Its lease has reported 85.2K barrels of oil and 1.91M mcf of gas since October 1995, last reporting in March 2020. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP
Permitted by Chevron U. S. A. Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 14, 2026
- Permits on file
- 234
- Phone
- (713) 215-7000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP |
| Production reports | Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LPthrough Aug 2014 |
| Latest permit | Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Mar 5, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,350
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 5, 1996
- last permit issued
- Nov 20, 1996
- completed
- 85.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.91M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 1995 THROUGH Mar 2020
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 20, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 22, 2014
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State "XU" O-10-34986 | Pyote Bay (Brushy Canyon) | Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP | 3 | 85.2K | 1.91M | Oct 1995 – Mar 2020 |
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.
- 1Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Oct 1995 → Aug 1999
- 2Belco Energy Corp.Sep 1999 → Feb 2002
- 3Westport Oil and Gas Company, LPMar 2002 → Feb 2006
- 4Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LPMar 2006 → Aug 2014
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 445495-98 | Drill | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Jul 18, 1996 | Mar 5, 1996 | — | 8,350 |
| 445495-99 | Drill | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Mar 4, 1996 | Mar 5, 1996 | Mar 21, 1996 | 8,350 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 1996 | State XU O-10-34986 | Pyote Bay (Brushy Canyon) | Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,726 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rustler | 782 | 1,944 |
| Lamar | 5,014 | -2,288 |
| Bell Canyon | 5,050 | -2,324 |
| Cherry Canyon | 5,907 | -3,181 |
| Brushy Canyon | 6,819 | -4,093 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,986 | 7,015 | Perforated |
| 7,073 | 7,081 | Perforated |
| 7,935 | 7,950 | Perforated |
| 7,935 | 8,048 | Perforated |
| 8,004 | 8,048 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,110 | 12.25 | 430 S |
| 7 | 8,305 | 8.75 | 1,740 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 7, 1997 | Dec 6, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Aug 26, 1996 | Jul 23, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 31, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-475-34352 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-475-34352 → 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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