WELL · 42-311-32517 · DISTRICT 1
Wheeler #4
McMullen County · Dilworth SE (Wilcox 6500) field · Producing · Vertical
Wheeler #4 (API 42-311-32517) is a well in Mcmullen County operated by Sparkman Energy LLC, completed July 4, 1987 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 27, 1987, permitted to 11,400 ft.
It was permitted by Sutton Producing Corp. and has since transferred to Sparkman Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Reklaw, Carrizo, Midway, Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 19.3K barrels of oil and 143 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sutton Producing Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 2 permits on file · (214) 695-9301
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sparkman Energy LLC |
| Production reports | Sparkman Energy, LLCthrough May 2025 |
| Latest permit | Sutton Producing Corp.Apr 27, 1987 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 27, 1987
- last permit issued
- Jul 4, 1987
- completed
- 19.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 143
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 4, 1987
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler O-1-11869 | Dilworth, SE (Wilcox 6500) | Sparkman Energy, LLC | 1 | 19.3K | 143 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1 · prior 12 3(-67%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Sutton Producing Corp.Jan 1993 → May 2022
- 2Sparkman Energy, LLCJul 2022 → May 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 324983-99 | Drill | Sutton Producing Corp. | Dec 31, 1986 | Apr 27, 1987 | Apr 28, 1987 | 11,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-11869 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 302 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Reklaw | 3,810 | -3,508 |
| CarrizoCARRIZO-WILCOX | 4,010 | -3,708 |
| MidwayMIDWAY SHALE | 6,686 | -6,384 |
| Austin Chalk | 10,460 | -10,158 |
| BudaBUDA LS | 11,075 | -10,773 |
| GeorgetownGEORGETOWN EDWARDS LS | 11,170 | -10,868 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,485 | 6,490 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 525 | 12.25 | 185 S |
| 4.5 | 11,200 | 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 | Oct 1, 1987 | Sep 9, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 22, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-311-32517 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-311-32517 → 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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