WELL · 42-165-32688 · DISTRICT 8
Wharton Unit #153
Gaines County · Harris field · Horizontal · Sidetrack
Wharton Unit #153 (API 42-165-32688) is a plugged horizontal well in Gaines County, plugged March 24, 2023, last operated by Bce-Mach Iii LLC.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1983 and 1997, permitted to 6,050 ft.
It was permitted by Texaco E & P Inc. and has since transferred to Bce-Mach Iii LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Anhyd., Anhydrite, Salt, Yates.
Its lease has reported 13.5M barrels of oil and 3.84M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 212 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Texaco E & P Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Oklahoma City, OK · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · 10 permits on file · (833) 831-2164
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bce-Mach III LLC |
| Production reports | Bce-Mach III LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Texaco E & P Inc.May 28, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,050
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 28, 1997
- last permit issued
- Aug 10, 1997
- completed
- 13.5M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.84M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 10, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 24, 2023
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; they carry 212 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wharton Unit O-11-61365 | Harris | Bce-Mach III LLC | 212 | 13.5M | 3.84M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 74,738 · prior 12 82,047(-9%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 31,828 · prior 12 31,595(+1%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Texaco E & P Inc.Jan 1993 → May 2002
- 2Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Jun 2002 → Sep 2017
- 3Sabinal Energy Operating, LLCOct 2017 → Aug 2025
- 4Bce-Mach III LLCSep 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 462513-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Texaco E & P Inc. | May 16, 1997 | May 28, 1997 | Jul 20, 1997 | 6,050 |
| 216021-99 | Drill | Texaco Inc. | Aug 31, 1983 | Oct 3, 1983 | May 23, 1984 | 6,050 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-61365 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,260 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Anhyd. | 1,895 | 1,365 |
| Anhydrite | 1,895 | 1,365 |
| Salt | 1,940 | 1,320 |
| Yates | 2,890 | 370 |
| San Andres | 4,470 | -1,210 |
| Glorieta | 5,824 | -2,564 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,890 | 7,067 | Perforated |
| 5,892 | 5,982 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,875 | 12.25 | 1,000 S |
| 7 | 6,037 | 8.5 | 1,850 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 | Apr 27, 1998 | Sep 2, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 11, 1984 | Jun 25, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jul 6, 1984 | Jun 25, 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 42-165-32688 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-32688 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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