WELL · 42-245-31888 · DISTRICT 3
Wilber #1
Jefferson County · Big Hill NW. (Discorbis D) field · Vertical
Wilber #1 (API 42-245-31888) is a plugged well in Jefferson County, plugged July 18, 1995, last operated by Stratco Operating CO. Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued December 30, 1986, permitted to 12,100 ft.
It was permitted by Buchanan, Wayman W. and has since transferred to Stratco Operating CO. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Het, Marg, Hackberry.
Operator of record
Permitted by Buchanan, Wayman W.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Austin, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 4, 2026 · 12 permits on file · (512) 469-0064
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Stratco Operating Co. Inc. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Buchanan, Wayman W.Dec 30, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,100
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Dec 30, 1986
- last permit issued
- May 15, 1987
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 1995
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 15, 1987
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 18, 1995
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilber G-3-124237 | Big Hill, NW. (Discorbis D) | Stratco Operating Co., Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jul 1995 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 324789-97 | Drill | Buchanan, Wayman W. | May 22, 1987 | Dec 30, 1986 | — | 11,962 |
| 324789-98 | Drill | Buchanan, Wayman W. | Apr 30, 1987 | Dec 30, 1986 | — | 12,100 |
| 324789-99 | Drill | Buchanan, Wayman W. | Dec 29, 1986 | Dec 30, 1986 | — | 11,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-124237 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 7 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)BASE MIOCENE | 7,760 | -7,753 |
| Het | 8,105 | -8,098 |
| Marg | 8,850 | -8,843 |
| Hackberry | 10,175 | -10,168 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,759 | 11,826 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,410 | 14.75 | 1,745 S |
| 7.625 | 10,500 | 9.875 | 490 S |
| 5 | 11,962 | 6.5 | 470 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 | Jun 15, 1987 | May 22, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 8, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-245-31888 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-245-31888 → 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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