WELL · 42-165-35157 · DISTRICT 8
Wharton A. B. Jr. 24 #1
Gaines County · Harris field · Producing · Vertical
Wharton A. B. JR. 24 #1 (API 42-165-35157) is a well in Gaines County operated by Bce-Mach Iii LLC, completed November 6, 1997 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 1, 1997, permitted to 6,500 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 7 formation tops, including Rustler, Yates, Seven Rivers, Queen.
Its lease has reported 80.5K barrels of oil and 18.9K mcf of gas since November 1997, last reporting in July 2026.
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.Apr 1, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 1, 1997
- last permit issued
- Nov 6, 1997
- completed
- 80.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 18.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 6, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wharton, A. B. Jr. "24" O-11-67836 | Harris | Bce-Mach III LLC | 1 | 80.5K | 18.9K | Nov 1997 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,951 · prior 12 1,813(+8%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 364 · prior 12 393(-7%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Texaco E & P Inc.Nov 1997 → 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 460443-99 | Drill | Texaco E & P Inc. | Mar 27, 1997 | Apr 1, 1997 | Oct 13, 1997 | 6,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-67836 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,289 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rustler | 1,810 | 1,479 |
| Yates | 2,877 | 412 |
| Seven Rivers7-RIVERS | 3,117 | 172 |
| Queen | 3,920 | -631 |
| Grayburg | 4,153 | -864 |
| San Andres | 4,498 | -1,209 |
| Glorieta | 5,907 | -2,618 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,003 | 6,065 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,795 | 12.25 | 850 S |
| 5.5 | 6,400 | 7.875 | 1,216 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 | Jan 21, 1998 | Nov 26, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 6, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-165-35157 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-35157 → 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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