WELL · 42-315-30723 · DISTRICT 6
Whelan #1
Marion County · Rodessa (Pettit Upper) field · Vertical
Whelan #1 (API 42-315-30723) is a plugged well in Marion County, plugged October 1, 2002, last operated by Bachtell Charles Ray.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued January 14, 1987, permitted to 7,000 ft.
It was permitted by Machin, Art & Associates, Inc. and has since transferred to Bachtell Charles Ray on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Massive Anhydrite (marker), Rodessa, Young, James Lime.
Its lease has reported 4.03K barrels of oil and 47.1K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in November 2002.
Operator of record
Permitted by Machin, Art & Associates, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Longview, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 8, 2004 · 4 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bachtell Charles Ray |
| Production reports | Bachtell, Charles Raythrough Oct 2001 |
| Latest permit | Machin, Art & Associates, Inc.Jan 14, 1987 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 14, 1987
- last permit issued
- Apr 10, 1987
- completed
- 4.03K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 47.1K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Nov 2002
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 10, 1987
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 1, 2002
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whelan O-6-12189 | Rodessa (Pettit Upper) | Bachtell, Charles Ray | 1 | 4.03K | 47.1K | Jan 1993 – Nov 2002 |
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.
- 1Bachtell, Charles RayJan 1993 → Oct 2001
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 325195-98 | Drill | Machin, Art & Associates, Inc. | May 18, 1987 | Jan 14, 1987 | — | 7,000 |
| 325195-99 | Drill | Aptco, Inc. | Jan 8, 1987 | Jan 14, 1987 | — | 7,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-6-12189 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 205 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 5,473 | -5,268 |
| Rodessa | 5,842 | -5,637 |
| Young | 6,078 | -5,873 |
| James Lime | 6,250 | -6,045 |
| Pettit | 6,462 | -6,257 |
| Travis Peak | 6,630 | -6,425 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,480 | 6,481 | Perforated |
| 6,486 | 6,491 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 835 | 12.25 | 254 S |
| 4.5 | 7,000 | 7.875 | 850 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 13, 1987 | Apr 16, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 6, 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 42-315-30723 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-315-30723 → 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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