WELL · 42-311-32248 · DISTRICT 1
Wheeler #15
McMullen County · Hays-Ezzell (1200) field · Vertical
Wheeler #15 (API 42-311-32248) is a plugged well in Mcmullen County, plugged March 26, 2018, last operated by Welhausen Operating Company LP.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1985 and 2014, permitted to 1,150 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Hockley (750), Dragoon Creek (Upper Gov'T Wells, Hays-Ezzell (1200).
Its 2 leases have reported 123K barrels of oil and 26.7K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2019. The leases carry 17 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Welhausen Operating Company LP
Beeville, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 7, 2017 · 98 permits on file · (361) 362-4560
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Welhausen Operating Company LP |
| Production reports | Sparkman Energy, LLCthrough Sep 2017 |
| Latest permit | Welhausen Operating Company, LPFeb 5, 2014 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,150
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 5, 2014
- last permit issued
- Mar 8, 1985
- completed
- 123K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 26.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2019
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 8, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 26, 2018
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 17 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler, Charles O-1-9897 | Dragoon Creek (Govt. Wells, Up.) | Sparkman Energy, LLC | 16 | 123K | 19 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2019 |
| Wheeler G-1-118638 | Hays-Ezzell (1200) | Welhausen Operating Company, LP | 1 | 0 | 26.7K | Jan 1993 – Jun 2013 |
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.
- 1Welhausen Operating Co., Inc.Jan 1993 → Oct 2001
- 2Welhausen Operating Company, LPNov 2001 → Jul 2016
- 3Sparkman Energy, LLCApr 2017 → Sep 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 777253-99 | Recompletion | Welhausen Operating Company, LP | Jan 14, 2014 | Feb 5, 2014 | Jun 11, 2013 | 1,150 |
| 267202-99 | Drill | Welhausen Company, The | Sep 20, 1985 | Feb 20, 1985 | — | 1,150 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-1-118638 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-1-9897 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 207 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Hockley (750) | 764 | -557 |
| Dragoon Creek (Upper Gov't Wells | 1,034 | -827 |
| Hays-Ezzell (1200) | 1,096 | -889 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,035 | 1,038 | Perforated |
| 1,043 | 1,048 | Perforated |
| 1,098 | 1,108 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 1,141 | 6.75 | 145 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 | Mar 4, 2014 | Jul 18, 2013 | — |
| 00 | Dec 5, 1985 | Sep 23, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Nov 28, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-311-32248 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-311-32248 → 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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