WELL · 42-279-30334 · DISTRICT 8
Trotter #1
Lamb County · Billy (Abo) field · Horizontal · Sidetrack
Trotter #1 (API 42-279-30334) is a horizontal well in Lamb County operated by Whiting Oil And Gas Corporation, completed February 8, 1997.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits in 1996, permitted to 7,150 ft.
It was permitted by Burlington Resources Oil&Gas CO. and has since transferred to Whiting Oil And Gas Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Rustler, Rustlerres, San Andres, Clear Fork.
Its 2 leases have reported 1.36M barrels of oil and 306K mcf of gas since April 1996, 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
Permitted by Burlington Resources Oil&gas Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 18, 2026
- Permits on file
- 2,092
- Phone
- (281) 404-9500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation |
| Production reports | Extex Operating Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Burlington Resources Oil&gas Co.Dec 20, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,150
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 20, 1996
- last permit issued
- Feb 8, 1997
- completed
- 1.36M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 306K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 8, 1997
- 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 |
| Trotter O-11-67558 | Billy (Abo) | Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation | 2 | 248K | 24.7K | Apr 1996 – 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.Apr 1996 → 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 456554-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Burlington Resources Oil&gas Co. | Dec 20, 1996 | Dec 20, 1996 | Jan 30, 1997 | 6,798 |
| 445249-99 | Drill | Meridian Oil Inc. | Feb 27, 1996 | Feb 27, 1996 | Mar 18, 1996 | 7,150 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-67558 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-11-68792 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,511 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rustler | 1,771 | 1,740 |
| Rustlerres | 1,771 | 1,740 |
| San Andres | 3,228 | 283 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 5,204 | -1,693 |
| Abo | 6,628 | -3,117 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,628 | 7,320 | Open hole |
| 6,640 | 6,650 | Perforated |
| 6,640 | 6,726 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,009 | 12.25 | 1,050 S |
| 5.5 | 5,997 | 7.875 | 1,400 S |
| 5.5 | 7,050 | 7.875 | 1,400 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 | Apr 18, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Aug 22, 1997 | Apr 18, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Jun 16, 1997 | Jun 25, 1996 | — |
| 00 | May 29, 1996 | May 6, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | May 20, 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 42-279-30334 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-279-30334 → 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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