WELL · 42-363-31875 · DISTRICT 7
Wharton A #1
Palo Pinto County · Van Dyke (Atoka) field · Vertical
Wharton A #1 (API 42-363-31875) is a permitted well in Palo Pinto County filed by World Producers, Inc.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 19, 1977, permitted to 5,000 ft.
It was permitted by World Producers, Inc. and has since transferred to Bell O. M. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by World Producers, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Merkel, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 1, 2002 · 2 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bell O. M. |
| Production reports | Upham Oil & Gas Companythrough Apr 2021 |
| Latest permit | World Producers, Inc.Dec 19, 1977 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 19, 1977
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 136K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 3 leases this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wharton A G-8-136249 | Van Dyke (Atoka) | Upham Oil & Gas Company | 1 | 0 | 136K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| — G-8-79701 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| — O-8-25847 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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.
- 1Bell, O. M.Jan 1993 → Jan 1998
- 2Upham, Chester R., Jr.Apr 1998 → Aug 2001
- 3Upham Oil & Gas CompanySep 2001 → Apr 2021
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14418-99 | Drill | World Producers, Inc. | Dec 19, 1977 | Dec 19, 1977 | — | 5,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-79701 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-8-136249 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-25847 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,704 | 3,710 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 205 | 12.25 | 65 S |
| 2.375 | 3,704 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 3,796 | 7.875 | 540 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 | Mar 1, 1991 | Oct 12, 1990 | — |
| 00 | Dec 18, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 3, 1990 | Mar 9, 1990 | — |
| 00 | Jul 20, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Nov 14, 1978 | — |
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 42-363-31875 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-363-31875 → 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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