WELL · 42-501-02511 · DISTRICT 8
Dowden C. A #5
Yoakum County · Wasson 72 field · Vertical
Dowden C. A #5 (API 42-501-02511) is a plugged well in Yoakum County, plugged April 7, 1991, last operated by Shell Oil Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 28, 1981, permitted to 8,793 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Yates, San Andres, U. Clearfork, L. Clearfork.
Its lease has reported 15.1M barrels of oil and 5.22M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 269 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 1,401 permits on file · (281) 787-6834
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Shell Oil Company |
| Production reports | Occidental Permian Ltd.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Shell Oil CompanyOct 28, 1981 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,793
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 28, 1981
- last permit issued
- Jul 1, 1981
- completed
- 15.1M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 5.22M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 1, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 7, 1991
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 269 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yoakum Wasson Clearfork Unit O-11-63523 | Wasson 72 | Occidental Permian Ltd. | 269 | 15.1M | 5.22M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 396,123 · prior 12 337,007(+18%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 194,441 · prior 12 220,700(-12%)
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 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 140518-99 | Other | Shell Oil Company | Oct 28, 1981 | Oct 28, 1981 | — | 8,793 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-63523 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,613 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 2,878 | 735 |
| San Andres | 4,263 | -650 |
| U. Clearfork | 6,190 | -2,577 |
| L. Clearfork | 6,903 | -3,290 |
| Wichita-AlbanyWICHITA | 7,378 | -3,765 |
| Wolfcamp | 8,293 | -4,680 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,165 | 6,243 | Perforated |
| — | 6,243 | Perforated |
| — | 6,287 | Perforated |
| — | 8,334 | Perforated |
| — | 8,463 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 424 | 17.5 | 500 S |
| 9.625 | 5,250 | 12.25 | 1,700 S |
| 2.375 | 6,235 | — | — |
| 7 | 8,793 | 8.75 | 120 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 | Jul 6, 1989 | Jun 6, 1989 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 14, 1981 | — |
| 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 42-501-02511 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-501-02511 → 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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