WELL · 42-227-34976 · DISTRICT 8
Whitetail #1
Howard County · Vincent West (Penn.) field · Producing · Vertical
Whitetail #1 (API 42-227-34976) is a well in Howard County operated by Petex, completed February 11, 1996 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 8, 1996, permitted to 7,800 ft.
It was permitted by Lakewood Operating, Ltd. and has since transferred to Petex on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including San Andres, Clear Fork, Spraberry, Wolfcamp.
Its lease has reported 437K barrels of oil and 480K mcf of gas since February 1996, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Lakewood Operating, Ltd.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Breckenridge, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 24, 2026
- Permits on file
- 124
- Phone
- (254) 559-5453
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Petex |
| Production reports | Petexthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Lakewood Operating, Ltd.Jan 8, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 8, 1996
- last permit issued
- Feb 11, 1996
- completed
- 437K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 480K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 11, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitetail O-10-34847 | Vincent, West (Penn.) | Petex | 1 | 437K | 480K | Feb 1996 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,660 · prior 12 1,718(-3%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Lakewood Operating, Ltd.Feb 1996 → Nov 2021
- 2Bettis, Boyle & StovallDec 2021 → Jun 2022
- 3PetexJul 2022 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 442801-99 | Drill | Lakewood Operating, Ltd. | Dec 13, 1995 | Jan 8, 1996 | Jan 10, 1996 | 7,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-34847 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,350 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| San Andres | 2,390 | -40 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 4,485 | -2,135 |
| Spraberry | 4,739 | -2,389 |
| Wolfcamp | 5,876 | -3,526 |
| PennsylvanianPENN | 6,495 | -4,145 |
| CanyonCANYON LIME | 7,348 | -4,998 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,378 | 7,422 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 399 | 17.5 | 425 S |
| 8.625 | 2,206 | 11 | 900 S |
| 5.5 | 7,378 | 7.875 | 1,075 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 | Mar 13, 1996 | Feb 20, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 6, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-227-34976 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-34976 → 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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