TEXAS · WELLS · EDWARDS COUNTY · WHITWORTH, C. O. LEASE · API 42-137-31303 · DISTRICT 6E
Whitworth C. O. #16
Edwards County · Sawyer (Canyon) field · Vertical
Whitworth C. O. #16 (API 42-137-31303) is a plugged well in Edwards County, plugged September 12, 2006, last operated by Smith Pipe Of Abilene.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 19, 1996, permitted to 4,800 ft.
It was permitted by Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas Corp and has since transferred to Smith Pipe Of Abilene on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Base Cretaceous (marker), Wolfcamp, Canyon.
Its lease has reported 66.3K mcf of gas since December 1996, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas Corp; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Abilene, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Aug 29, 2014
- Phone
- (325) 692-3903
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Smith Pipe of Abilene |
| Production reports | Smith Pipe of Abilenethrough Jan 2001 |
| Latest permit | Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas CorpNov 19, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 19, 1996
- last permit issued
- Dec 16, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 66.3K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 1996 THROUGH Jan 2001
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 16, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 12, 2006
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitworth, C. O. G-9-161670 | Sawyer (Canyon) | Smith Pipe of Abilene | 1 | 0 | 66.3K | Dec 1996 – Jan 2001 |
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.
- 1Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas CorpDec 1996 → Jan 2001
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 455373-99 | Drill | Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas Corp | Nov 19, 1996 | Nov 19, 1996 | Nov 23, 1996 | 4,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 1996 | Whitworth C. O. G-9-161670 | Sawyer (Canyon) | Smith Pipe of Abilene | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,303 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Base Cretaceous (marker)BASE CRETACEOUS | 995 | 1,308 |
| Wolfcamp | 1,942 | 361 |
| Canyon | 2,234 | 69 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,533 | 3,674 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,228 | 11 | 400 S |
| 4.5 | 4,318 | 7.875 | 700 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Mar 20, 1997 | Feb 21, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 28, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-137-31303 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-137-31303 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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