WELL · 42-201-32496 · DISTRICT 3
Wheeler & Pickens Fee #51
Harris County · Humble field · Vertical
Wheeler & Pickens Fee #51 (API 42-201-32496) is a plugged well in Harris County, plugged November 3, 2018, last operated by Chevron U. S. A. Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 30, 1997, permitted to 4,000 ft.
It was permitted by Texaco E & P Inc. and has since transferred to Chevron U. S. A. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Anahuac, Frio.
Its lease has reported 302K barrels of oil and 111K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in March 2019. The lease carries 16 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
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 30, 2026
- Permits on file
- 9,293
- Phone
- (866) 212-1212
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. |
| Production reports | Chevron U. S. A. Inc.through Jun 2018 |
| Latest permit | Texaco E & P Inc.May 30, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 30, 1997
- last permit issued
- Aug 26, 1999
- completed
- 302K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 111K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2019
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 26, 1999
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 3, 2018
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 16 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler & Pickens Fee O-3-2401 | Humble | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | 16 | 302K | 111K | Jan 1993 – Mar 2019 |
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.
- 1Texaco E & P Inc.Jan 1993 → May 2002
- 2Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Jun 2002 → Jun 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 463084-99 | Drill | Texaco E & P Inc. | May 30, 1997 | May 30, 1997 | Jun 4, 1997 | 4,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-2401 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 74 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,798 | 2,806 | Perforated |
| 2,849 | 2,864 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 498 | 12.25 | 285 S |
| 5.5 | 2,907 | 7.875 | 73 S |
| 5.5 | — | 7.875 | 313 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 | Oct 7, 1999 | Sep 20, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Oct 7, 1997 | Jul 25, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 12, 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 42-201-32496 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-201-32496 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). 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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