WELL · 42-215-31579 · DISTRICT 4
Whetsel J.A. et al Gas Unit #1 #1
Hidalgo County · Weslaco North (7650) field · Vertical
Whetsel J.A. ET AL Gas Unit #1 #1 (API 42-215-31579) is a plugged well in Hidalgo County, plugged November 7, 1988, last operated by Texas Ranger Oil Company The.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 17, 1985, permitted to 7,950 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Frio.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 13, 1987 · 21 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Texas Ranger Oil Company The |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Texas Ranger Oil Company, TheJan 17, 1985 |
- 7,950
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 17, 1985
- last permit issued
- Apr 5, 1985
- completed
- —
- cumulative oil, bbl
- —
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 5, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 7, 1988
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.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 264411-99 | Drill | Texas Ranger Oil Company, The | Feb 13, 1985 | Jan 17, 1985 | Feb 16, 1985 | 7,950 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 83 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | 2,415 | -2,332 |
| FrioUPPER FRIO | 5,315 | -5,232 |
| FrioLOWER FRIO | 6,192 | -6,109 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,659 | 7,666 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,556 | 12.25 | 805 S |
| 4.5 | 7,877 | 7.875 | 385 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 | Apr 23, 1985 | Apr 11, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Apr 19, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-215-31579 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-31579 → 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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Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/wells/21531579, documented in the API reference.