WELL · 42-041-31658 · DISTRICT 3
Wheller Bert #1
Brazos County · Kurten (Buda) field · Horizontal
Wheller Bert #1 (API 42-041-31658) is a plugged horizontal well in Brazos County, plugged May 23, 2025, last operated by Chaparral Energy L.L.C..
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits (amended once) between 1992 and 2011, permitted to 9,000 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford, Buda.
Its 2 leases have reported 181K barrels of oil and 292K 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
Oklahoma City, OK · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 443 permits on file · (866) 478-8770
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Chaparral Energy L.L.C. |
| Production reports | Wildfire Energy Operating LLCthrough May 2025 |
| Latest permit | Chaparral Energy, L.L.C.Mar 4, 2011 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Mar 4, 2011
- last permit issued
- Aug 28, 1992
- completed
- 181K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 292K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 28, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 23, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler, Bert O-3-25380 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Wildfire Energy Operating LLC | 1 | 54.5K | 42.3K | Nov 2008 – Jul 2026 |
| Wheller, Bert O-3-21818 | Kurten (Buda) | Chaparral Energy, L.L.C. | 1 | 126K | 250K | Jan 1993 – Dec 2018 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 1,180(-100%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 124 · prior 12 488(-75%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1RO-JO, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jul 2002
- 2Chaparral (USA) Energy, Inc.Aug 2002 → Sep 2002
- 3Chaparral Energy, L.L.C.Oct 2002 → Oct 2013
- 4Halcon Operating Co., Inc.Nov 2013 → Feb 2017
- 5Hawkwood Energy Operating, LLCMar 2017 → Mar 2022
- 6Wildfire Energy Operating LLCApr 2022 → Apr 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 711238-99 | Recompletion | Chaparral Energy, L.L.C. | Mar 2, 2011 | Mar 4, 2011 | Mar 7, 2011 | 9,000 |
| 671715-98 | Recompletion | Chaparral Energy, L.L.C. | Aug 26, 2009 | Oct 3, 2008 | — | 9,000 |
| 671715-99 | Recompletion | Chaparral Energy, L.L.C. | Sep 23, 2008 | Oct 3, 2008 | Jun 11, 2008 | 9,000 |
| 401487-99 | Drill | RO-JO, Inc. | Jul 21, 1992 | Jul 21, 1992 | Jul 28, 1992 | 8,019 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-21818 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-25380 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 370 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 7,155 | -6,785 |
| Austin Chalk | 7,183 | -6,813 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 7,437 | -7,067 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD SHALE | 7,458 | -7,088 |
| Buda | 7,889 | -7,519 |
| Buda | 8,046 | -7,676 |
| Buda | 8,146 | -7,776 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,850 | 9,198 | Perforated |
| 6,850 | 9,650 | Perforated |
| 8,046 | 10,950 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,072 | 12.25 | 315 S |
| 9.625 | 1,072 | 13.25 | 315 S |
| 4.5 | 6,644 | 6.125 | 170 S |
| 7 | 7,992 | 8.75 | 730 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 | Oct 25, 2016 | Jun 15, 2016 | — |
| 00 | Dec 7, 2015 | Apr 26, 2013 | — |
| 00 | Nov 10, 2009 | May 20, 2009 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 30, 2009 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 14, 1993 | Nov 12, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 4, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-041-31658 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-041-31658 → 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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