WELL · 42-473-30687 · DISTRICT 3
Wilpitz Ernest A. #1
Waller County · Brookshire field · Vertical
Wilpitz Ernest A. #1 (API 42-473-30687) is a plugged well in Waller County, plugged May 5, 2003, last operated by Layline Petroleum I LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 28, 2001, permitted to 4,000 ft.
It was permitted by Beta Operating Company, LLC and has since transferred to Layline Petroleum I LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Catahoula, Barac, Whit Bains, T Dog.
Its lease has reported 28.3K barrels of oil and 32.8K mcf of gas since October 2001, last reporting in July 2009. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Beta Operating Company, LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 7, 2014 · 134 permits on file · (337) 593-4200
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Layline Petroleum I LLC |
| Production reports | Lone Wolf Operating Company, LPthrough Sep 2008 |
| Latest permit | Beta Operating Company, LLCAug 28, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 28, 2001
- last permit issued
- Oct 26, 2001
- completed
- 28.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 32.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2001 THROUGH Jul 2009
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 26, 2001
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 5, 2003
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; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilpitz, Ernest A. O-3-24118 | Brookshire | Layline Petroleum I, LLC | 3 | 28.3K | 32.8K | Oct 2001 – Jul 2009 |
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.
- 1Beta Operating Company, LLCOct 2001 → Apr 2002
- 2Lone Wolf Operating CompanyMay 2002 → Nov 2005
- 3Lone Wolf Operating Company, LPDec 2005 → Sep 2008
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 513084-99 | Drill | Beta Operating Company, LLC | Aug 28, 2001 | Aug 28, 2001 | Sep 22, 2001 | 4,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-24118 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 120 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Catahoula | 2,240 | -2,120 |
| Barac | 2,474 | -2,354 |
| Whit Bains | 2,670 | -2,550 |
| T Dog | 2,792 | -2,672 |
| Crawford | 3,046 | -2,926 |
| Cap | 3,230 | -3,110 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,672 | 2,676 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 18 | — | — |
| 13.375 | 234 | 17 | 205 S |
| 8.625 | 769 | 12.25 | 320 S |
| 5.5 | 3,235 | 7.875 | 430 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 | Mar 6, 2002 | Jan 4, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 21, 2002 | — | — |
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 42-473-30687 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-473-30687 → 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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