WELL · 42-417-80189 · DISTRICT 7
Shelton-Pippen #7A
Shackelford County · Shackelford County Regular (Gas) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Shelton-Pippen #7A (API 42-417-80189) is a well in Shackelford County operated by Bacon Energy, completed September 1, 1982 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 18, 1982, permitted to 500 ft.
It was permitted by Mcwhorter, Ralph and has since transferred to Bacon Energy on the wellbore schedule.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by McWhorter, Ralph; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Cisco, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · (629) 631-1404
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bacon Energy |
| Production reports | Bacon Energythrough Jun 2009 |
| Latest permit | McWhorter, RalphNov 18, 1982 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 18, 1982
- last permit issued
- Sep 1, 1982
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 783
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 1, 1982
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: 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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelton-Pippen G-8-105498 | Shackelford County Regular (Gas) | Bacon Energy | 1 | 0 | 783 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Frontier Operating CorporationJan 1993 → Jul 1995
- 2Gemoil CompanyAug 1995 → Nov 1997
- 3Whitt Oil & Gas, Inc.Dec 1997 → Dec 1997
- 4Bacon EnergyNov 2008 → Jun 2009
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 177743-99 | Recompletion | McWhorter, Ralph | Nov 18, 1982 | Nov 18, 1982 | — | 500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-105498 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 446 | 451 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 112 | 12.75 | 75 S |
| 5.5 | 500 | 8.75 | 150 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 2, 1983 | — |
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 42-417-80189 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-417-80189 → 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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