TEXAS · WELLS · REEVES COUNTY · FROST, J. LEASE · API 42-389-30886 · DISTRICT 7B
Frost J. #15
Reeves County · Waha West (Ellenburger) field · Producing · Vertical
Frost J. #15 (API 42-389-30886) is a well in Reeves County operated by Chevron U. S. A. Inc., completed January 16, 1979 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 15, 1978, permitted to 17,100 ft.
It was permitted by Gulf Oil Corp. and has since transferred to Chevron U. S. A. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Gulf Oil Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 30, 2026
- Permits on file
- 9,293
- Phone
- (866) 212-1212
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. |
| Production reports | Chevron U. S. A. Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Gulf Oil Corp.Jun 15, 1978 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 17,100
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 15, 1978
- last permit issued
- Jan 16, 1979
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.3M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 16, 1979
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost, J. G-10-82617 | Waha, West (Ellenburger) | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | 1 | 0 | 2.3M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 31,059 · prior 12 52,450(-41%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Jan 1993 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4200-99 | Drill | Gulf Oil Corp. | Jun 15, 1978 | Jun 15, 1978 | Jul 31, 1978 | 17,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 1979 | Frost J. G-10-82617 | Waha West (Ellenburger) | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Producing | 17,100 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 16,305 | 17,100 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 40 | — | — |
| 13.375 | 2,027 | 17.5 | 1,450 S |
| 9.625 | 9,949 | 12.25 | 2,500 S |
| 2.875 | 12,974 | — | — |
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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 21, 1979 | — |
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 42-389-30886 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-389-30886 → 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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