TEXAS · WELLS · EDWARDS COUNTY · WHITEHEAD "45" LEASE · API 42-137-31535 · DISTRICT 01
Whitehead 45 #1
Edwards County · Vinegarone E. (Penn. Sand) field · Producing · Vertical
Whitehead 45 #1 (API 42-137-31535) is a well in Edwards County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed April 17, 2000 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued February 2, 2000, permitted to 9,160 ft.
It was permitted by Eex E&P Company, L.P. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Canyon.
Its lease has reported 1.35M mcf of gas since April 2000, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Eex E&P Company, L.P.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 27, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,454
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Eex E&P Company, L.P.Feb 2, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,160
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 2, 2000
- last permit issued
- Apr 17, 2000
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.35M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2000 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 17, 2000
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehead "45" G-1-177421 | Vinegarone, E. (Penn. Sand) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.35M | Apr 2000 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 3,540 · prior 12 4,426(-20%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Eex E&P Company, L.P.Apr 2000 → Jul 2003
- 2Newfield Exploration CompanyAug 2003 → Sep 2016
- 3Hilcorp Energy CompanyOct 2016 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 491654-98 | Drill | Eex E&P Company, L.P. | Mar 13, 2000 | Feb 2, 2000 | Mar 28, 2000 | 10,100 |
| 491654-99 | Drill | Eex E&P Company, L.P. | Feb 2, 2000 | Feb 2, 2000 | — | 10,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2000 | Whitehead 45 G-1-177421 | Vinegarone E. (Penn. Sand) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Producing | 9,160 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,979 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Canyon | 8,900 | -6,921 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,901 | 9,160 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,837 | 12.25 | 688 S |
| 5.5 | 8,900 | 8.75 | 445 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 | Jul 31, 2000 | Jun 20, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 6, 2000 | — | — |
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 42-137-31535 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-137-31535 → 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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