WELL · 42-315-30821 · DISTRICT 6
Whelan #1
Marion County · Rodessa (Travis Peak) field · Vertical
Whelan #1 (API 42-315-30821) is a plugged well in Marion County, plugged August 29, 1997, last operated by Bachtell Charles Ray.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 17, 1995, permitted to 7,100 ft.
It was permitted by Kinlaw Oil Corporation and has since transferred to Bachtell Charles Ray on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Hill, Henderson, Upper Gloyd, Pettit.
Operator of record
Permitted by Kinlaw Oil Corporation; 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 Aug 1997 |
| Latest permit | Kinlaw Oil CorporationMar 17, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,100
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 17, 1995
- last permit issued
- Nov 9, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 310
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 1996 THROUGH Aug 1997
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 9, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 29, 1997
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 G-6-161353 | Rodessa (Travis Peak) | Bachtell, Charles Ray | 1 | 0 | 310 | Nov 1996 – Aug 1997 |
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 RayDec 1996 → Aug 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 433889-99 | Drill | Kinlaw Oil Corporation | Mar 17, 1995 | Mar 17, 1995 | Apr 4, 1995 | 7,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-161353 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 191 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Hill | 5,844 | -5,653 |
| Henderson | 5,931 | -5,740 |
| Upper Gloyd | 5,944 | -5,753 |
| Pettit | 6,453 | -6,262 |
| Travis Peak | 6,624 | -6,433 |
| LWR Travis Peak | 7,020 | -6,829 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,746 | 6,762 | Perforated |
| 6,790 | 6,812 | Perforated |
| 7,028 | 7,034 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 886 | 11 | 140 S |
| 5.5 | 7,125 | 7.875 | 576 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 18, 1997 | Dec 2, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 6, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-315-30821 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-315-30821 → 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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