WELL · 42-473-30796 · DISTRICT 3
Wilpitz Ernest A. #3
Waller County · Brookshire field · Vertical
Wilpitz Ernest A. #3 (API 42-473-30796) is a plugged well in Waller County, plugged December 28, 2007, last operated by Layline Petroleum I LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 7, 2003, permitted to 4,000 ft.
It was permitted by Lone Wolf Operating Company and has since transferred to Layline Petroleum I LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Gooding, Plunk, Catahoula, Whit Bains.
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 Lone Wolf Operating Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 23, 2013
- Permits on file
- 134
- Phone
- (713) 465-4100
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 | Lone Wolf Operating CompanyFeb 7, 2003 |
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
- Feb 7, 2003
- last permit issued
- Nov 6, 2007
- 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
- Nov 6, 2007
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 28, 2007
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 528242-99 | Drill | Lone Wolf Operating Company | Feb 7, 2003 | Feb 7, 2003 | Mar 25, 2003 | 4,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-24118 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 115 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Gooding | 1,776 | -1,661 |
| Plunk | 1,885 | -1,770 |
| Catahoula | 2,220 | -2,105 |
| Whit Bains | 2,496 | -2,381 |
| Crawford | 2,872 | -2,757 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,224 | 2,230 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 839 | 12.25 | 325 S |
| 5.5 | 3,106 | 7.875 | 432 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 | Feb 25, 2008 | Nov 16, 2007 | — |
| 00 | Oct 15, 2003 | Sep 19, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 2, 2003 | — | — |
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 42-473-30796 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-473-30796 → 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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