WELL · 42-279-30332 · DISTRICT 8
Billy (Abo) Unit #9
Lamb County · Horizontal · Sidetrack
Billy (Abo) Unit #9 (API 42-279-30332) is a permitted horizontal well in Lamb County filed by Whiting Oil And Gas Corporation; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits (amended once) between 1996 and 2010, permitted to 7,150 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Rustler, San Andres, Clear Fork, Clfk.
Its 2 leases have reported 1.41M barrels of oil and 306K mcf of gas since August 1995, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 20 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 2,092 permits on file · (432) 934-7212
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Extex Operating Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Whiting Oil and Gas CorporationAug 9, 2010 |
- 7,150
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Aug 9, 2010
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 1.41M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 306K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 1995 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 20 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy (Abo) Unit O-11-68792 | Billy (Abo) | Extex Operating Company | 18 | 1.11M | 281K | Sep 2005 – Jul 2026 |
| Rose O-11-67462 | Billy (Abo) | Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation | 2 | 301K | 24.3K | Aug 1995 – Jul 2006 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 21,028 · prior 12 22,413(-6%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 11,899 · prior 12 8,051(+48%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Meridian Oil Inc.Sep 1995 → Jul 1996
- 2Burlington Resources Oil&gas Co.Aug 1996 → Dec 2000
- 3Burlington Res O&G Co-PermianJan 2001 → May 2002
- 4Crownquest Operating, LLCJun 2002 → Sep 2004
- 5Whiting Oil and Gas CorporationOct 2004 → Apr 2014
- 6Legacy Reserves Operating LPMay 2014 → Jan 2021
- 7Extex Operating CompanyFeb 2021 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 699840-99 | Recompletion | Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation | Jul 28, 2010 | Aug 9, 2010 | — | 4,400 |
| 460821-98 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Burlington Resources Oil&gas Co. | Jun 27, 1997 | Apr 7, 1997 | May 29, 1997 | 6,795 |
| 460821-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Burlington Resources Oil&gas Co. | Apr 7, 1997 | Apr 7, 1997 | — | 6,698 |
| 443429-99 | Drill | Meridian Oil Inc. | Jan 4, 1996 | Jan 4, 1996 | Jan 29, 1996 | 7,150 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-67462 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-11-68792 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,502 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rustler | 1,779 | 1,723 |
| San Andres | 3,175 | 327 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 5,113 | -1,611 |
| Clfk | 5,113 | -1,611 |
| Abo | 6,486 | -2,984 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,486 | 7,988 | Perforated |
| 6,522 | 6,546 | Perforated |
| 6,522 | 6,654 | Perforated |
| 6,616 | 6,654 | Perforated |
| 6,712 | 6,767 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,000 | 12.25 | 1,050 S |
| 8.625 | 2,000 | 14.143 | 1,050 S |
| 5.5 | 7,050 | 7.875 | 1,160 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 | Sep 23, 2005 | Oct 15, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Apr 10, 1998 | Oct 15, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Apr 9, 1997 | Dec 17, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Nov 21, 1996 | May 2, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Oct 16, 1996 | Apr 5, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Mar 22, 1996 | Mar 8, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 15, 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 42-279-30332 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-279-30332 → 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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