TEXAS · WELLS · LIVE OAK COUNTY · WILBURN-RUTLEDGE UNIT LEASE · API 42-297-34860 · DISTRICT 02
Wilburn-Rutledge Unit #1
Live Oak County · Swinney Switch (Hockley Upper) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Wilburn-Rutledge Unit #1 (API 42-297-34860) is a well in Live Oak County operated by Welderxp Ltd., completed March 12, 2010 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in November 1, 2013.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 25, 2009, permitted to 4,916 ft.
It was permitted by Choice Exploration, Inc. and has since transferred to Welderxp Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Hockley.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Choice Exploration, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- San Antonio, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 29, 2026
- Permits on file
- 14
- Phone
- (210) 354-1515
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Welderxp Ltd. |
| Production reports | Welder Exploration & Prod., Inc.through Oct 2013 |
| Latest permit | Choice Exploration, Inc.Nov 25, 2009 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,916
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 25, 2009
- last permit issued
- Mar 12, 2010
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 69.5K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2010 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 12, 2010
- Shut in
- Nov 1, 2013
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilburn-Rutledge Unit G-2-256102 | Swinney Switch (Hockley, Upper) | Welderxp Ltd. | 1 | 0 | 69.5K | Mar 2010 – 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.
- 1Choice Exploration, Inc.Mar 2010 → Oct 2012
- 2Welder Exploration & Prod., Inc.Nov 2012 → Oct 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 687710-99 | Drill | Choice Exploration, Inc. | Nov 20, 2009 | Nov 25, 2009 | Feb 14, 2010 | 4,950 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2010 | Wilburn-Rutledge Unit G-2-256102 | Swinney Switch (Hockley Upper) | Welderxp Ltd. | Temp Abandoned · shut in Nov 1, 2013 | 4,916 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 240 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Hockley | 4,529 | -4,289 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,529 | 4,541 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 813 | 12.25 | 307 S |
| 4.5 | 4,656 | 7.875 | 290 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 | Jul 22, 2010 | Apr 27, 2010 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 10, 2010 | — | — |
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 42-297-34860 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-297-34860 → 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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