WELL · 42-071-00793 · DISTRICT 3
Whaley Bessie #1
Chambers County · Barbers Hill (Yegua 11 400) field · Vertical
Whaley Bessie #1 (API 42-071-00793) is a well in Chambers County operated by Texaco Inc., completed May 1, 1958.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 24, 1996, permitted to 11,752 ft.
It was permitted by Apache Corporation and has since transferred to Texaco Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its 2 leases have reported 156K barrels of oil and 185K 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
Permitted by Apache Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 27, 1996
- Permits on file
- 4,906
- Phone
- (432) 688-4643
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Texaco Inc. |
| Production reports | Wagner Oil Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Apache CorporationSep 24, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,752
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 24, 1996
- last permit issued
- May 1, 1958
- completed
- 156K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 185K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 1, 1958
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whaley, Bessie O-3-23102 | Barbers Hill | Wagner Oil Company | 1 | 156K | 5.14K | Nov 1996 – Jul 2026 |
| Whaley Bessie G-3-58132 | Barbers Hill (Yegua 10,300) | Apache Corporation | 1 | 0 | 180K | Jan 1993 – Jan 1997 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 3,415 · prior 12 3,183(+7%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 2,397 · prior 12 2,742(-13%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Texaco E & P Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 1995
- 2Apache CorporationMar 1995 → Mar 1998
- 3Tri-Union Development Corp.Apr 1998 → Oct 2004
- 4Texcal Energy (GP) LLCNov 2004 → May 2010
- 5Milagro Exploration, LLCJun 2010 → Oct 2015
- 6White Oak Operating Company LLCNov 2015 → Sep 2019
- 7Wagner Oil CompanyOct 2019 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 453096-99 | Recompletion | Apache Corporation | Sep 24, 1996 | Sep 24, 1996 | Sep 24, 1996 | 11,752 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-58132 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-23102 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,731 | 8,748 | Perforated |
| 10,630 | 10,666 | Perforated |
| 11,434 | 11,468 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,065 | 15 | 950 S |
| 5 | 9,965 | — | — |
| 7 | 10,200 | 9.875 | 800 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 | Dec 20, 1996 | Dec 2, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 11, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 11, 1974 | — |
| 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 42-071-00793 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-071-00793 → 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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