WELL · 42-237-39982 · DISTRICT 9
Whitsitt #1
Jack County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Shut IN · Vertical
Whitsitt #1 (API 42-237-39982) is a well in Jack County operated by Best Petroleum Explorations Inc., completed May 1, 2014 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 24, 2014, permitted to 7,000 ft.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Gunsight, Palo Pinto, Weir, Butram.
Its lease has reported 20.9K barrels of oil and 229K mcf of gas since May 2014, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Best Petroleum Explorations Inc.
Jacksboro, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 251 permits on file · (940) 229-9039
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Best Petroleum Explorations Inc. |
| Production reports | Best Petroleum Explorations,inc.through Sep 2022 |
| Latest permit | Best Petroleum Explorations,inc.Feb 24, 2014 |
- 7,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 24, 2014
- last permit issued
- May 1, 2014
- completed
- 20.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 229K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2014 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 1, 2014
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitsitt O-13-33040 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Best Petroleum Explorations,inc. | 1 | 20.9K | 229K | May 2014 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Best Petroleum Explorations,inc.May 2014 → Apr 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 779066-99 | Drill | Best Petroleum Explorations,inc. | Feb 5, 2014 | Feb 24, 2014 | Feb 27, 2014 | 7,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-33040 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,002 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,290 | 5,440 | Perforated |
| 5,512 | 5,554 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 351 | 12.25 | 205 S |
| 5.5 | 3,020 | 7.875 | 530 S |
| 5.5 | 5,658 | 7.875 | 245 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 24, 2014 | Jun 19, 2014 | Yes |
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 42-237-39982 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-237-39982 → 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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