TEXAS · WELLS · WHEELER COUNTY · STILES 18 LEASE · API 42-483-33095 · DISTRICT 08
Stiles 18 #1718H
Wheeler County · Stiles Ranch (Granite Wash Cons) field · Temp Abandoned · Horizontal
Stiles 18 #1718H (API 42-483-33095) is a horizontal well in Wheeler County operated by Formentera Operations LLC, completed March 25, 2011 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in June 1, 2023.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued October 26, 2010, permitted to 13,262 ft.
It was permitted by Apache Corporation and has since transferred to Formentera Operations LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Caldwell, Cherokee, Grws A, Grws B.
Its lease has reported 40.2K barrels of oil and 2.08M mcf of gas since March 2011, with no volume in the three years through August 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Apache Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Austin, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)RRC P-5 file of Oct 22, 2026
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 11, 2026
- Permits on file
- 95
- Phone
- (512) 514-5779
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Formentera Operations LLC |
| Production reports | Formentera Operations LLCthrough Jul 2023 |
| Latest permit | Apache CorporationOct 26, 2010 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,262
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 26, 2010
- last permit issued
- Mar 25, 2011
- completed
- 40.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.08M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · MAR 2011 THROUGH JUL 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 25, 2011
- Shut in
- Jun 1, 2023
- 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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
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Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH AUG 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stiles 18 G-14-262294 | Stiles Ranch (Granite Wash Cons) | Formentera Operations LLC | 1 | 40.2K | 2.08M | Mar 2011 – Jul 2023 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Wells named Stiles 18
Formentera Operations LLC's other wells filed under this lease name in Wheeler County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Operator on the lease's P-4
Each operator named on the P-4 filings for this well's lease (a gas well is its own lease), from the date its filing took effect. The P-4 is filed by lease, so a date before the well was drilled is the lease's.
| Operator | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Formentera Operations LLC | Jun 30, 2021 | today |
| Tapstone Energy, LLC | Jan 1, 2015 | Jun 30, 2021 |
| Apache Corporation | Mar 25, 2011 | Jan 1, 2015 |
Reporting production
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Apache CorporationMar 2011 → Dec 2014
- 2Tapstone Energy, LLCJan 2015 → May 2021
- 3Formentera Operations LLCJun 2021 → May 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 703958-98 | Drill | Apache Corporation | Nov 18, 2010 | Oct 26, 2010 | Nov 11, 2010 | 13,500 |
| 703958-99 | Drill | Apache Corporation | Oct 18, 2010 | Oct 26, 2010 | Nov 11, 2010 | 13,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2011 | Stiles 18 G-14-262294 | Stiles Ranch (Granite Wash Cons) | Formentera Operations LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Jun 1, 2023 | 13,262 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,253 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Caldwell | — | — |
| Cherokee | — | — |
| Grws A | — | — |
| Grws B | — | — |
| Upper Caldwell | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 13,448 | 18,200 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 362 | 17.5 | 500 S |
| 9.625 | 5,430 | 12.25 | 1,959 S |
| 5.5 | 18,265 | 8.75 | 1,512 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Feb 24, 2012 | Apr 20, 2011 | Yes |
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 42-483-33095 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-483-33095 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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