WELL · 42-363-34524 · DISTRICT 7
Wharton #1
Palo Pinto County · Costello NW. (Big Saline) field · Vertical
Wharton #1 (API 42-363-34524) is a plugged well in Palo Pinto County, plugged January 17, 1998, last operated by Eratz Investments Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued March 4, 1996, permitted to 4,300 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Big Saline, Marble Falls.
Its 2 leases have reported 898 barrels of oil and 11K mcf of gas since May 1996, last reporting in August 2003. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Jul 24, 2019
- Permits on file
- 139
- Phone
- (972) 392-2677
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Eratz Investments Inc. |
| Production reports | Eratz Investments Inc.through Jun 1997 |
| Latest permit | Eratz Investments Inc.Mar 4, 1996 |
- 4,300
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 4, 1996
- last permit issued
- May 13, 1996
- completed
- 898
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 11K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1996 THROUGH Aug 2003
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 13, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 17, 1998
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wharton O-8-27885 | Costello NW. (Big Saline) | Eratz Investments Inc. | 1 | 898 | 11K | May 1996 – Aug 2003 |
| Wharton G-8-163887 | Costello NW. (Big Saline) | Eratz Investments Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jul 1997 – Jan 1998 |
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.
- 1Eratz Investments Inc.May 1996 → Feb 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 445142-98 | Drill | Eratz Investments Inc. | Jun 14, 1996 | Mar 4, 1996 | Mar 19, 1996 | 4,300 |
| 445142-99 | Drill | Eratz Investments Inc. | Feb 23, 1996 | Mar 4, 1996 | — | 4,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-163887 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-27885 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,030 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Big Saline | 3,640 | -2,610 |
| Marble Falls | 4,232 | -3,202 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,007 | 4,013 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 375 | 12.25 | 220 S |
| 4.5 | 4,240 | 7.875 | 200 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 | Aug 20, 1997 | Jul 30, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Aug 13, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 10, 1996 | Jun 19, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 25, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-363-34524 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-363-34524 → 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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