TEXAS · WELLS · FREESTONE COUNTY · WHATLEY "B" LEASE · API 42-161-34017 · DISTRICT 05
Whatley B #5
Freestone County · Stewards Mill (CV Consolidated) field · Producing · Vertical
Whatley B #5 (API 42-161-34017) is a well in Freestone County operated by Valence Operating Company, completed March 12, 2008 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 3, 2007, permitted to 12,070 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Buda, Pettit, Travis Peak, Cotton Valley.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Kingwood, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 4, 2026
- Permits on file
- 990
- Phone
- (281) 359-3659
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Valence Operating Company |
| Production reports | Valence Operating Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Valence Operating CompanyOct 3, 2007 |
- 12,070
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 3, 2007
- last permit issued
- Mar 12, 2008
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 892K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2008 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 12, 2008
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whatley "B" G-5-235976 | Stewards Mill (CV Consolidated) | Valence Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 892K | Mar 2008 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 6,016 · prior 12 6,029(0%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Valence Operating CompanyMar 2008 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 646908-99 | Drill | Valence Operating Company | Sep 27, 2007 | Oct 3, 2007 | Dec 4, 2007 | 12,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2008 | Whatley B G-5-235976 | Stewards Mill (CV Consolidated) | Valence Operating Company | Producing | 12,070 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 360 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Buda | 4,570 | -4,210 |
| Pettit | 7,652 | -7,292 |
| Travis Peak | 7,838 | -7,478 |
| Cotton Valley | 9,725 | -9,365 |
| Bossier | 10,800 | -10,440 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY LIME | 11,690 | -11,330 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,730 | 10,794 | Perforated |
| 11,028 | 11,086 | Perforated |
| 11,780 | 11,800 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,576 | 12.25 | 350 S |
| 5.5 | 12,070 | 8.75 | 1,880 S |
| 9.625 | — | — | 300 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 9, 2008 | Apr 28, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 12, 2008 | — | — |
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 42-161-34017 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-161-34017 → 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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