WELL · 42-389-31888 · DISTRICT 8
Waples Platter #1
Reeves County · Hamon (5270) field · Vertical
Waples Platter #1 (API 42-389-31888) is a well in Reeves County operated by Amber Energy Inc., completed July 20, 1989.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 8, 1989, permitted to 5,270 ft.
It was permitted by Giebel Petroleum Ltd. and has since transferred to Amber Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Delaware.
Its 2 leases have reported 12.4K barrels of oil and 83.9K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Giebel Petroleum Ltd.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 22, 1991 · 9 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Amber Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Vaquero Operatingthrough Feb 2017 |
| Latest permit | Giebel Petroleum Ltd.May 8, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,270
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 8, 1989
- last permit issued
- Jul 20, 1989
- completed
- 12.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 83.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 20, 1989
- 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 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Platter, Waples O-10-33125 | Hamon (5270) | Vaquero Operating | 1 | 12.4K | 83.9K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| — G-10-131717 | — | — | 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.
- 1Petroplex Equipment, Inc.Sep 1993 → Sep 1997
- 2Mineral Technologies, Inc.Sep 1998 → Apr 1999
- 3Ica Energy Operating, L.L.C.May 1999 → Nov 2011
- 4Robertson Resources, Inc.Dec 2011 → Feb 2014
- 5Vaquero OperatingMar 2014 → Feb 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 358934-99 | Drill | Giebel Petroleum Ltd. | May 4, 1989 | May 8, 1989 | Jun 6, 1989 | 5,270 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-10-131717 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-33125 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,782 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,141 | 5,161 | Perforated |
| 5,141 | 5,178 | Perforated |
| 5,159 | 5,178 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,500 | 12.25 | 680 S |
| 4.5 | 5,188 | 7.875 | 275 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 | May 28, 1991 | Apr 15, 1991 | — |
| 00 | May 3, 1991 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 26, 1989 | Aug 21, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 23, 1989 | — | — |
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 42-389-31888 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-389-31888 → 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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