WELL · 42-165-36780 · DISTRICT 8
Wharton A. B. Jr. D Joa #24
Gaines County · Robertson N. (San Andres) field · Vertical
Wharton A. B. JR. D Joa #24 (API 42-165-36780) is a plugged well in Gaines County, plugged December 16, 2019, last operated by Sabinal Energy Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 16, 2007, permitted to 5,500 ft.
It was permitted by Chevron U. S. A. Inc. and has since transferred to Sabinal Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Yates, Queen, San Andres.
Its lease has reported 17.9K barrels of oil and 11.7K mcf of gas since September 2007, last reporting in September 2020. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Chevron U. S. A. Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 11, 2025
- Permits on file
- 146
- Phone
- (713) 300-5268
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sabinal Energy Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Sabinal Energy Operating, LLCthrough Oct 2018 |
| Latest permit | Chevron U. S. A. Inc.May 16, 2007 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 16, 2007
- last permit issued
- Aug 28, 2007
- completed
- 17.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 11.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2007 THROUGH Sep 2020
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 28, 2007
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 16, 2019
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. "D" Joa O-11-69145 | Robertson, N. (San Andres) | Sabinal Energy Operating, LLC | 2 | 17.9K | 11.7K | Sep 2007 – Sep 2020 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Sep 2007 → Sep 2017
- 2Sabinal Energy Operating, LLCOct 2017 → Oct 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 638592-99 | Drill | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | May 8, 2007 | May 16, 2007 | Jul 9, 2007 | 5,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-69145 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,286 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 2,863 | 423 |
| Queen | 3,727 | -441 |
| San Andres | 4,467 | -1,181 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,752 | 4,801 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | 5,079 | 7.875 | 1,145 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 | Aug 11, 2008 | Nov 29, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 25, 2008 | — | — |
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 42-165-36780 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-36780 → 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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