TEXAS · WELLS · WHEELER COUNTY · STILES 16 LEASE · API 42-483-33291 · DISTRICT 08
Stiles 16 #1216H
Wheeler County · Stiles Ranch (Granite Wash Cons) field · Producing · Horizontal
Stiles 16 #1216H (API 42-483-33291) is a horizontal well in Wheeler County operated by Formentera Operations LLC, completed November 16, 2011 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 16, 2011, permitted to 13,541 ft.
It was permitted by Apache Corporation and has since transferred to Formentera Operations LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Caldwell, Cherokee, Cleveland, Grws A.
Its lease has reported 49.7K barrels of oil and 1.97M mcf of gas since November 2011, last reporting volume in 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)
- 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 Aug 2026 |
| Latest permit | Apache CorporationAug 16, 2011 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,541
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 16, 2011
- last permit issued
- Nov 16, 2011
- completed
- 49.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.97M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · NOV 2011 THROUGH AUG 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 16, 2011
- 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.
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 16 G-14-264925 | Stiles Ranch (Granite Wash Cons) | Formentera Operations LLC | 1 | 49.7K | 1.97M | Nov 2011 – Aug 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 60,957 · prior 12 65,364(-7%)
Wells named Stiles 16
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 | Nov 16, 2011 | Jan 1, 2015 |
Reporting production
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Apache CorporationNov 2011 → Dec 2014
- 2Tapstone Energy, LLCJan 2015 → Apr 2021
- 3Formentera Operations LLCJun 2021 → Aug 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 722210-99 | Drill | Apache Corporation | Aug 12, 2011 | Aug 16, 2011 | Aug 27, 2011 | 14,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 2011 | Stiles 16 G-14-264925 | Stiles Ranch (Granite Wash Cons) | Formentera Operations LLC | Producing | 13,541 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,238 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Caldwell | — | — |
| Cherokee | — | — |
| Cleveland | — | — |
| Grws A | — | — |
| Grws C | — | — |
| Upper Caldwell | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 13,900 | 18,272 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 323 | 17.5 | 420 S |
| 9.625 | 6,632 | 12.25 | 2,095 S |
| 5.5 | 18,350 | 8.75 | 1,200 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 | Oct 10, 2012 | Dec 6, 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 42-483-33291 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-483-33291 → 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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