WELL · 42-465-30544 · DISTRICT 1
Whitehead 45 #1
Val Verde County · Wildflower (Strawn) field · Producing · Vertical
Whitehead 45 #1 (API 42-465-30544) is a well in Val Verde County operated by Bonfire Operating LLC, completed August 3, 1997 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 23, 1997, permitted to 11,000 ft.
It was permitted by Arco Permian and has since transferred to Bonfire Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Ellen., Strawn.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Arco Permian; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Cresson, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Aug 19, 2025
- Permits on file
- 43
- Phone
- (817) 888-8677
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bonfire Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Bonfire Operating LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Arco PermianMay 23, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 23, 1997
- last permit issued
- Aug 3, 1997
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.27M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 3, 1997
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehead "45" G-1-164283 | Wildflower (Strawn) | Bonfire Operating LLC | 1 | 0 | 2.27M | Aug 1997 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 13,867 · prior 12 15,979(-13%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Arco PermianAug 1997 → Dec 2001
- 2BP America Production CompanyFeb 2002 → Jun 2003
- 3Patton, E. N. Oil Company, Inc.Jul 2003 → Sep 2019
- 4Bonfire Operating LLCOct 2019 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 462831-99 | Drill | Arco Permian | May 23, 1997 | May 23, 1997 | May 29, 1997 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-1-164283 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,179 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Ellen. | 1,020 | 1,159 |
| Strawn | 9,460 | -7,281 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,960 | 9,980 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,498 | 12.25 | 750 S |
| 7 | 9,519 | 8.75 | 400 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 | Sep 26, 1997 | Aug 13, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 16, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-465-30544 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-465-30544 → 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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