WELL · 42-481-34184 · DISTRICT 3

Sorrell #1

Plugged

Wharton County · Balthrop (9000 Yegua) field  · Vertical

Sorrell #1 (API 42-481-34184) is a plugged well in Wharton County, plugged May 23, 2000, last operated by Chesapeake Operating Inc..

The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 26, 2000, permitted to 9,400 ft.

Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Frio, Vicksburg, Moody'S Branch.

Operator of record

Chesapeake Operating Inc.

Oklahoma City, OK · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 13,061 permits on file · (405) 935-7500

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleChesapeake Operating Inc.
Production reportsnone
Latest permitChesapeake Operating, Inc.Jan 26, 2000
9,400
total depth, ft
1
permits on file
Jan 26, 2000
last permit issued
Feb 22, 2000
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
0
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2000 THROUGH May 2000

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
Feb 22, 2000
Shut in
—
Plugged
May 23, 2000

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 →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Sorrell G-3-178159Balthrop (9000 Yegua)Chesapeake Operating, Inc.100Feb 2000 – May 2000

No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
491444-99DrillChesapeake Operating, Inc.Jan 26, 2000Jan 26, 2000Feb 2, 20009,400

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— G-3-178159————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 109 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Frio4,480-4,371
Vicksburg5,983-5,874
Moody's Branch6,863-6,754

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
10.752,51814.751,260 S
7.6256,6009.875990 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Sep 29, 2000Jul 3, 2000Yes
00Aug 28, 2000——

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.

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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