TEXAS · WELLS · GAINES COUNTY · TWISTER LEASE · API 42-165-35085 · DISTRICT 7B
Twister #1R
Gaines County · Riley North (Devonian) field · Producing · Vertical
Twister #1R (API 42-165-35085) is a well in Gaines County operated by Wtg Exploration, completed August 19, 2009 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1996 and 2009, permitted to 10,804 ft.
Its lease has reported 289K barrels of oil since August 2009, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 26, 2026
- Permits on file
- 269
- Phone
- (432) 682-4030
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | WTG Explorationthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | WTG ExplorationApr 20, 2009 |
- 10,804
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 20, 2009
- last permit issued
- Aug 19, 2009
- completed
- 289K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2009 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 19, 2009
- 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; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twister O-11-69464 | Riley, North (Devonian) | WTG Exploration | 3 | 289K | 0 | Aug 2009 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 6,811 · prior 12 7,685(-11%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1WTG ExplorationAug 2009 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 680507-99 | Reenter | WTG Exploration | Apr 17, 2009 | Apr 20, 2009 | May 29, 2009 | 13,000 |
| 454875-99 | Drill | Apache Corporation | Nov 7, 1996 | Nov 7, 1996 | Dec 3, 1996 | 10,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2009 | Twister O-11-69464 | Riley North (Devonian) | WTG Exploration | Producing | 10,804 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,666 | 10,804 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 371 | 17.5 | 365 S |
| 8.625 | 4,315 | 11 | 1,325 S |
| 5.5 | 10,666 | 7.875 | 200 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 | Mar 16, 2010 | Sep 1, 2009 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 20, 2010 | — | — |
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 42-165-35085 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-35085 → 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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