WELL · 42-127-32742 · DISTRICT 1
Whataburger Unit #1
Dimmit County · Vertical
Whataburger Unit #1 (API 42-127-32742) is a permitted well in Dimmit County filed by Newman Brothers Drilling Company; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits in 1986, permitted to 5,000 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Escondido, Olmos.
Operator of record
Newman Brothers Drilling Company
San Antonio, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 15, 1991 · 36 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Botasch Operating, LLCthrough Jul 2010 |
| Latest permit | Newman Brothers Drilling CompanyMar 11, 1986 |
- 5,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 11, 1986
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 27.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whataburger G-1-121308 | Ed Stumberg (Olmos A) | Botasch Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 27.2K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2012 |
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.
- 1American Cometra, Inc.Jan 1993 → Mar 1993
- 2Swift Energy CompanyApr 1993 → May 1994
- 3Heartland Resources, Inc.Jun 1994 → Feb 1999
- 4Botasch OperatingMar 1999 → Jan 2005
- 5Botasch Operating, LLCFeb 2005 → Jul 2010
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 299929-99 | Drill | Newman Brothers Drilling Company | Mar 11, 1986 | Mar 11, 1986 | — | 5,000 |
| 299926-99 | Drill | Newman Brothers Drilling Company | Mar 11, 1986 | Mar 11, 1986 | — | 5,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-1-121308 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 537 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,555 | 4,585 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,370 | 12.25 | 650 S |
| 4.5 | 4,798 | 7.875 | 895 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 | Jul 11, 1986 | Jun 3, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 12, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-127-32742 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-127-32742 → 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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