WELL · 42-435-31123 · DISTRICT 7
Whitehead #1
Sutton County · Vertical
Whitehead #1 (API 42-435-31123) is a permitted well in Sutton County filed by Merit Energy Company; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 29, 2003, permitted to 8,486 ft.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 7, 2025
- Permits on file
- 1,049
- Phone
- (972) 701-8377
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Upp Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Merit Energy CompanyMay 29, 2003 |
- 8,486
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 29, 2003
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 200K
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehead G-9-68766 | Sawyer (Canyon) | Upp Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 200K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 2,961 · prior 12 4,170(-29%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Costilla Petroleum CorporationJan 1993 → Jan 1997
- 2Costilla Energy, Inc.Feb 1997 → Dec 1997
- 3Concho Resources Inc.Jan 1998 → Jun 2001
- 4Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Aug 2001 → Jun 2002
- 5Merit Energy CompanyJul 2002 → Nov 2003
- 6Dominion Oklahoma Texas E&P, IncDec 2003 → Dec 2007
- 7Highmount Expl & Prod Texas LLCJan 2008 → Sep 2014
- 8Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Oct 2014 → Mar 2019
- 9Upp Operating, LLCApr 2019 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 532358-99 | Recompletion | Merit Energy Company | May 23, 2003 | May 29, 2003 | — | 8,486 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-9-68766 | — | — | — | — |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,200 | 12.25 | 600 S |
| 4.5 | 8,480 | 7.875 | 600 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 | Jan 29, 1976 | — |
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 42-435-31123 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-435-31123 → 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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