TEXAS · WELLS · MCMULLEN COUNTY · WHEELER 5 LEASE · API 42-311-35116 · DISTRICT 01
Wheeler 5 #6H
McMullen County · Hawkville (Eagleford Shale) field · Producing · Horizontal
Wheeler 5 #6H (API 42-311-35116) is a horizontal well in Mcmullen County operated by Bpx Operating Company, completed June 3, 2013 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued September 20, 2012, permitted to 12,785 ft.
It was permitted by Bhp Billiton Pet(Txla OP) CO and has since transferred to Bpx Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Anacacho, Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford.
Its lease has reported 20.6K barrels of oil and 1.87M mcf of gas since January 2013, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by BHP Billiton Pet(txla OP) Co; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Denver, CO
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 24, 2026
- Permits on file
- 1,576
- Phone
- (720) 439-5104
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | BPX Operating Company |
| Production reports | BPX Operating Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | BHP Billiton Pet(txla OP) CoSep 20, 2012 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,785
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 20, 2012
- last permit issued
- Jun 3, 2013
- completed
- 20.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.87M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2013 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 3, 2013
- Shut in
- —
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler 5 G-1-271232 | Hawkville (Eagleford Shale) | BPX Operating Company | 1 | 20.6K | 1.87M | Jan 2013 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 37,760 · prior 12 37,596(+0%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Petrohawk Operating CompanyJun 2013 → Jul 2013
- 2BHP Billiton Pet(txla OP) CoAug 2013 → Jul 2019
- 3BPX Operating CompanyAug 2019 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 748089-98 | Drill | BHP Billiton Pet(txla OP) Co | Nov 17, 2015 | Sep 20, 2012 | Apr 14, 2013 | 14,000 |
| 748089-99 | Drill | Petrohawk Operating Company | Sep 12, 2012 | Sep 20, 2012 | Apr 14, 2013 | 14,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 2013 | Wheeler 5 G-1-271232 | Hawkville (Eagleford Shale) | BPX Operating Company | Producing | 12,785 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 248 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Anacacho | 12,208 | -11,960 |
| Austin Chalk | 12,728 | -12,480 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD SHALE | 12,808 | -12,560 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 13,133 | 17,884 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 5,619 | 12.25 | 1,645 S |
| 5.5 | 11,103 | 8.75 | 760 S |
| 4.5 | 17,975 | 6.75 | 760 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Feb 4, 2016 | Jan 11, 2016 | — |
| 00 | May 20, 2014 | Mar 3, 2014 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 30, 2014 | May 8, 2013 | Yes |
Well logs
1 log loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Mar 9, 2016. Resistivity. These are the logs loaded into Petrora from the Railroad Commission's inventories, not necessarily every log run on the well. The RRC holds the files; each opens from its log search for the well. The kind is the RRC's description of the log; the interval is the one filed for it.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗| Logas described | Files | Intervalft, as filed | Datereceived | SizeMB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RESISTIVITY | TIFF | 11,250 to 12,109 | Mar 9, 2016run Jan 10, 2013 | 0.76 |
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 42-311-35116 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-311-35116 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search for it.
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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