WELL · 42-279-30336 · DISTRICT 8
William W. #1
Lamb County · Billy (Abo) field · Vertical
William W. #1 (API 42-279-30336) is a well in Lamb County operated by Whiting Oil And Gas Corporation, completed September 20, 1996.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued April 30, 1996, permitted to 7,150 ft.
It was permitted by Meridian Oil Inc. and has since transferred to Whiting Oil And Gas Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Rustler, San Andres, Clear Fork, Abo.
Its 2 leases have reported 1.15M barrels of oil and 285K mcf of gas since September 1996, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 19 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation
Permitted by Meridian Oil Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
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 | Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation |
| Production reports | Extex Operating Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Meridian Oil Inc.Apr 30, 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
- Apr 30, 1996
- last permit issued
- Sep 20, 1996
- completed
- 1.15M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 285K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 20, 1996
- 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 19 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 |
| William, W. O-11-67627 | Billy (Abo) | Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation | 1 | 37.8K | 3.54K | Sep 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.
- 1Burlington Resources Oil&gas Co.Sep 1996 → Dec 2000
- 2Burlington Res O&G Co-PermianJan 2001 → May 2002
- 3Crownquest Operating, LLCJun 2002 → Sep 2004
- 4Whiting Oil and Gas CorporationOct 2004 → Apr 2014
- 5Legacy Reserves Operating LPMay 2014 → Jan 2021
- 6Extex Operating CompanyFeb 2021 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 447632-98 | Drill | Meridian Oil Inc. | Jul 30, 1996 | Apr 30, 1996 | Aug 6, 1996 | 7,150 |
| 447632-99 | Drill | Meridian Oil Inc. | Apr 30, 1996 | Apr 30, 1996 | — | 7,150 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-67627 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-11-68792 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,509 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rustler | 1,758 | 1,751 |
| San Andres | 3,164 | 345 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 5,060 | -1,551 |
| Abo | 6,494 | -2,985 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,610 | 6,730 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,968 | 12.25 | 1,050 S |
| 5.5 | 7,050 | 7.875 | 189 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 7, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 21, 1996 | Oct 7, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 31, 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 42-279-30336 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-279-30336 → 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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