WELL · 42-311-30904 · DISTRICT 1
Wheeler #3
McMullen County · Vertical
Wheeler #3 (API 42-311-30904) is a plugged well in Mcmullen County, plugged May 16, 1978, last operated by Sutton Producing Corp..
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1978 and 2008, permitted to 11,506 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Recklaw, Carrizo, Midway, Austin Chalk.
Its 2 leases have reported 745 barrels of oil and 758K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
San Antonio, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · 72 permits on file · (210) 844-1273
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Sutton Producing Corp.through Dec 2008 |
| Latest permit | Sutton Producing Corp.Sep 29, 2008 |
- 11,506
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Sep 29, 2008
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 745
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 758K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 16, 1978
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler O-1-14989 | Dilworth, S.E. (Wilcox Sutton) | Blue Wing Energy, Inc. | 1 | 745 | 0 | Oct 2008 – Jul 2026 |
| Wheeler G-1-107331 | Dilworth,southeast(edwards Lime) | Sutton Producing Corp. | 1 | 0 | 758K | Jan 1993 – Jun 2022 |
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.
- 1Sutton Producing Corp.Jan 1993 → Dec 2008
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 670116-99 | Recompletion | Sutton Producing Corp. | Aug 28, 2008 | Sep 29, 2008 | Sep 30, 2008 | 6,500 |
| 201194-99 | Other | Sutton Producing Corp. | Jul 12, 1983 | Jul 12, 1983 | — | 11,400 |
| 18896-99 | Drill | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Feb 24, 1978 | Feb 24, 1978 | Apr 14, 1978 | 11,506 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-1-107331 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-1-14989 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 303 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,481 | 5,483 | Perforated |
| 5,481 | 5,487 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,500 | 14.75 | — |
| 2.375 | 11,152 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 11,400 | 9.875 | 1,200 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 | Feb 2, 2009 | Dec 29, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 30, 2009 | Oct 9, 2008 | — |
| 00 | Dec 9, 2008 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 9, 1983 | — |
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 42-311-30904 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-311-30904 → 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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