TEXAS · WELLS · GAINES COUNTY · WHARTON UNIT LEASE · API 42-165-34960 · DISTRICT 7B
Wharton Unit #181
Gaines County · Harris field · Shut In · Vertical
Wharton Unit #181 (API 42-165-34960) is a well in Gaines County operated by Bce-Mach Iii LLC, completed July 12, 1996 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in January 1, 2020.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) in 1996, permitted to 6,059 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 3 formation tops, including San Andres, Glorieta, Main Pay.
Its lease has reported 13.5M barrels of oil and 3.85M mcf of gas since the record begins in January 1993, last reporting volume in August 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.
- Based in
- Oklahoma City, OK
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- May 18, 2026
- Permits on file
- 10
- Phone
- (405) 252-8100
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bce-Mach III LLC |
| Production reports | Bce-Mach III LLCthrough Aug 2026 |
| Latest permit | Texaco E & P Inc.Jun 21, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,059
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jun 21, 1996
- last permit issued
- Jul 12, 1996
- completed
- 13.5M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.85M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · ON RECORD FROM JAN 1993, THE RECORD'S FIRST MONTH, THROUGH AUG 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 12, 1996
- Shut in
- Jan 1, 2020
- 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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH AUG 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 | 3.85M | by Jan 1993 – Aug 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 67,559 · prior 12 81,530(-17%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 34,506 · prior 12 28,375(+22%)
Wells named Wharton Unit
Bce-Mach III LLC's other wells filed under this lease name in Gaines County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain 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 → Aug 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 449497-99 | Drill | Texaco E & P Inc. | Jun 20, 1996 | Jun 21, 1996 | — | 6,050 |
| 445229-98 | Drill | Texaco E & P Inc. | Jun 20, 1996 | Mar 4, 1996 | — | 6,050 |
| 445229-99 | Drill | Texaco E & P Inc. | Feb 26, 1996 | Mar 4, 1996 | Jun 21, 1996 | 6,050 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 1996 | Wharton Unit O-11-61365 | Harris | Bce-Mach III LLC | Shut In · shut in Jan 1, 2020 | 6,059 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,262 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| San Andres | 4,470 | -1,208 |
| Glorieta | 5,800 | -2,538 |
| Main Pay | 5,887 | -2,625 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,844 | 5,862 | Perforated |
| 5,874 | 5,894 | Perforated |
| 5,926 | 6,050 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,820 | 12.25 | 900 S |
| 5.5 | 6,059 | 7.875 | 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. 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 | Oct 15, 1996 | Sep 6, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 3, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-165-34960 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-34960 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it. The University Lands library has no per-well link: then paste it into its 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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