WELL · 42-003-30930 · DISTRICT 8
McWhorter Ralph #1
Andrews County · Smith (Clear Fork) field · Vertical
Mcwhorter Ralph #1 (API 42-003-30930) is a plugged well in Andrews County, plugged January 3, 2025, last operated by Western Reserves Oil Company Inc.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 29, 2013, permitted to 7,585 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Yates, San Andres, Glorieta, Wichita-Albany.
Its 2 leases have reported 19.5K barrels of oil and 21.7K 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
Western Reserves Oil Company Inc
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 7, 2021 · 126 permits on file · (432) 553-0175
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Western Reserves Oil Company Inc |
| Production reports | Robertson Resources, Inc.through Sep 2021 |
| Latest permit | Western Reserves Oil Company IncJan 29, 2013 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,585
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 29, 2013
- last permit issued
- Jun 14, 1976
- completed
- 19.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 21.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 14, 1976
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 3, 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McWhorter, Ralph O-10-43859 | Littman (San Andres) | Robertson Resources, Inc. | 1 | 1.05K | 3.51K | Mar 2013 – Jul 2026 |
| McWhorter, Ralph O-10-24131 | Smith (Clear Fork) | Western Reserves Oil Company Inc | 1 | 18.5K | 18.2K | Jan 1993 – Mar 2014 |
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.
- 1Western Reserves Oil Company IncJan 1993 → Jul 2020
- 2Robertson Resources, Inc.Nov 2020 → Sep 2021
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 755015-99 | Recompletion | Western Reserves Oil Company Inc | Jan 17, 2013 | Jan 29, 2013 | Mar 1, 2013 | 7,585 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-24131 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-43859 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,505 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 3,395 | 110 |
| San Andres | 4,304 | -799 |
| GlorietaGLORIETTA | 5,478 | -1,973 |
| Wichita-AlbanyWICHITA ALBANY | 7,192 | -3,687 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,306 | 4,320 | Perforated |
| — | 7,474 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,635 | 12.25 | 800 S |
| 5.5 | 7,598 | 7.875 | 1,500 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 | Feb 25, 2014 | Mar 21, 2013 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 2, 1976 | — |
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 42-003-30930 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-003-30930 → 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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