WELL · 42-003-47280 · DISTRICT 8
Wapiti 12-17 #4H
Andrews County · Three Bar (Wichita) field · Producing · Horizontal
Wapiti 12-17 #4H (API 42-003-47280) is a horizontal well in Andrews County operated by Walsh & Watts Inc., completed July 15, 2016 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued November 5, 2015, permitted to 8,700 ft.
It was permitted by Elk River Resources, LLC and has since transferred to Walsh & Watts Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Yates, San Andres, Glorieta, Clear Fork.
Its lease has reported 138K barrels of oil and 78.1K mcf of gas since January 2015, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Elk River Resources, LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Aledo, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 361 permits on file · (855) 229-2122
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Walsh & Watts Inc. |
| Production reports | Walsh & Watts, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Elk River Resources, LLCNov 5, 2015 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,700
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 5, 2015
- last permit issued
- Jul 15, 2016
- completed
- 138K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 78.1K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2015 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 15, 2016
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wapiti 12-17 O-10-46874 | Three Bar (Wichita) | Walsh & Watts, Inc. | 2 | 138K | 78.1K | Jan 2015 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 3,038 · prior 12 3,590(-15%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 1,054(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Elk River Resources, LLCJan 2015 → May 2017
- 2Mammoth Exploration LLCJun 2017 → Jul 2021
- 3Walsh & Watts, Inc.Aug 2021 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 811024-98 | Drill | Elk River Resources, LLC | Nov 9, 2015 | Nov 5, 2015 | Dec 1, 2015 | 8,700 |
| 811024-99 | Drill | Elk River Resources, LLC | Oct 7, 2015 | Nov 5, 2015 | Dec 1, 2015 | 8,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-46874 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,292 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 2,829 | 463 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - CO2 FLOOD, HIGH FLO | 4,325 | -1,033 |
| Glorieta | 5,470 | -2,178 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 5,910 | -2,618 |
| Tubb | 6,410 | -3,118 |
| Grayburg | — | — |
| Holt | — | — |
| Permian (undifferentiated)PERMIAN DETRITAL | — | — |
| Queen | — | — |
| Seven Rivers | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,553 | 14,650 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,400 | 17.5 | 1,190 S |
| 9.625 | 4,620 | 12.25 | 1,020 S |
| 5.5 | 14,815 | 8.75 | 2,400 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 | Mar 3, 2017 | Nov 15, 2016 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 27, 2016 | Oct 7, 2016 | 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 42-003-47280 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-003-47280 → 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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