TEXAS · WELLS · GAINES COUNTY · WHARTON, A.B. JR. "23" LEASE · API 42-165-35111 · DISTRICT 7B
Wharton A.B. Jr. 23 #2
Gaines County · Harris field · Shut In · Vertical
Wharton A.B. JR. 23 #2 (API 42-165-35111) is a well in Gaines County operated by Bce-Mach Iii LLC, completed April 3, 1997 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in January 1, 2021.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 10, 1997, permitted to 6,400 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 Yates, Seven Rivers, Queen, Grayburg.
Its lease has reported 50.6K barrels of oil and 23.2K mcf of gas since April 1997, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 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 – Extension (X)
- 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 Nov 2025 |
| Latest permit | Texaco E & P Inc.Jan 10, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 10, 1997
- last permit issued
- Apr 3, 1997
- completed
- 50.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 23.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 3, 1997
- Shut in
- Jan 1, 2021
- 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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wharton, A.B. Jr. "23" O-11-67721 | Harris | Bce-Mach III LLC | 2 | 50.6K | 23.2K | Apr 1997 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 24 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Texaco E & P Inc.Apr 1997 → May 2002
- 2Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Jun 2002 → Sep 2017
- 3Sabinal Energy Operating, LLCOct 2017 → Nov 2020
- 4Bce-Mach III LLCNov 2025 → Nov 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 457207-99 | Drill | Texaco E & P Inc. | Jan 10, 1997 | Jan 10, 1997 | Mar 6, 1997 | 6,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 1997 | Wharton A.B. Jr. 23 O-11-67721 | Harris | Bce-Mach III LLC | Shut In · shut in Jan 1, 2021 | 6,400 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,284 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 2,903 | 381 |
| Seven Rivers | 3,143 | 141 |
| Queen | 3,958 | -674 |
| Grayburg | 4,193 | -909 |
| San Andres | 4,506 | -1,222 |
| Glorieta | 5,925 | -2,641 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,020 | 6,070 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,785 | 12.25 | 700 S |
| 5.5 | 6,400 | 7.875 | 2,100 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 | Jun 5, 1997 | Apr 24, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | May 30, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-165-35111 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-35111 → 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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