WELL · 42-003-44040 · DISTRICT 8
Walco Ranch 16 #1
Andrews County · Nelson (Wichita) field · Vertical
Walco Ranch 16 #1 (API 42-003-44040) is a plugged well in Andrews County, plugged June 30, 2017, last operated by Sheridan Production Company LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued March 9, 2012, permitted to 7,650 ft.
It was permitted by Sandridge Expl. And Prod., LLC and has since transferred to Sheridan Production Company LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Tubb, Clear Fork, Wichita-Albany.
Its lease has reported 734 barrels of oil since October 2012, last reporting in September 2017.
Operator of record
Sheridan Production Company LLC
Permitted by Sandridge Expl. and Prod., LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 23, 2020
- Permits on file
- 1,009
- Phone
- (713) 548-1000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sheridan Production Company LLC |
| Production reports | Sheridan Production Company, LLCthrough Jun 2014 |
| Latest permit | Sandridge Expl. and Prod., LLCMar 9, 2012 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,650
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 9, 2012
- last permit issued
- Oct 3, 2012
- completed
- 734
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2012 THROUGH Sep 2017
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 3, 2012
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 30, 2017
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walco Ranch 16 O-10-43449 | Nelson (Wichita) | Sheridan Production Company, LLC | 1 | 734 | 0 | Oct 2012 – Sep 2017 |
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.
- 1Sandridge Expl. and Prod., LLCOct 2012 → Dec 2012
- 2Sheridan Production Company, LLCJan 2013 → Jun 2014
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 734774-98 | Drill | Sandridge Expl. and Prod., LLC | Apr 10, 2012 | Mar 9, 2012 | Aug 18, 2012 | 7,650 |
| 734774-99 | Drill | Sandridge Expl. and Prod., LLC | Feb 27, 2012 | Mar 9, 2012 | — | 7,650 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-43449 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,402 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Tubb | 5,982 | -2,580 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK LOWER | 6,515 | -3,113 |
| Wichita-AlbanyWICHITA ALBANY | 7,032 | -3,630 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,402 | 7,430 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,520 | 12.25 | 700 S |
| 5.5 | 7,807 | 7.875 | 1,200 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 25, 2013 | Jan 21, 2013 | 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 42-003-44040 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-003-44040 → 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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