TEXAS · WELLS · MARTIN COUNTY · WHITAKER 22-27 UNIT LEASE · API 42-317-40833 · DISTRICT 7B
Whitaker 22-27 Unit #2251WA
Martin County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Producing · Horizontal
Whitaker 22-27 Unit #2251WA (API 42-317-40833) is a horizontal well in Martin County operated by SM Energy Company, completed November 29, 2017 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 19, 2017, permitted to 8,105 ft.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Santa Rosa, Yates, Queen, Grayburg.
Its lease has reported 1.93M barrels of oil and 4.78M mcf of gas since September 2015, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 6 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 3, 2025
- Permits on file
- 2,485
- Phone
- (303) 861-8140
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | SM Energy Company |
| Production reports | SM Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | SM Energy CompanyMay 19, 2017 |
- 8,105
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 19, 2017
- last permit issued
- Nov 29, 2017
- completed
- 1.93M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.78M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2015 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 29, 2017
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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; they carry 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitaker 22-27 Unit O-10-47078 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | SM Energy Company | 6 | 1.93M | 4.78M | Sep 2015 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 462,233 · prior 12 436,783(+6%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 56,533 · prior 12 61,568(-8%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Endeavor Energy Resources L.P.Sep 2015 → Apr 2016
- 2Qstar Operating LLCMay 2016 → Dec 2016
- 3SM Energy CompanyJan 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 826478-99 | Drill | SM Energy Company | May 10, 2017 | May 19, 2017 | May 23, 2017 | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 2017 | Whitaker 22-27 Unit O-10-47078 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | SM Energy Company | Producing | 8,105 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,494 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Rosa | 350 | 2,144 |
| Yates | 1,984 | 510 |
| Queen | 2,736 | -242 |
| Grayburg | 3,420 | -926 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - ACTIVE CO2 FLOOD; H | 3,639 | -1,145 |
| Spraberry | 6,619 | -4,125 |
| Dean | 7,896 | -5,402 |
| Wolfcamp | 8,090 | -5,596 |
| Cisco | — | — |
| Pennsylvanian | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,541 | 18,817 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 376 | 17.5 | 360 S |
| 9.625 | 7,415 | 12.25 | 705 S |
| 9.625 | 7,424 | 12.25 | 705 S |
| 5.5 | 18,886 | 8.5 | 2,000 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 20, 2018 | May 18, 2018 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 4, 2018 | Feb 26, 2018 | Yes |
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 42-317-40833 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-317-40833 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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