WELL · 42-495-30153 · DISTRICT 8
Waddell Bros & Co #15
Winkler County · A. W. (Devonian) field · Vertical
Waddell Bros & CO #15 (API 42-495-30153) is a plugged well in Winkler County, plugged October 28, 2005, last operated by Formentera Operations LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 18, 1996, permitted to 9,814 ft.
It was permitted by Exxon Corp. and has since transferred to Formentera Operations LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Rustler, San Andres, Clear Fork, Wichita-Albany.
Its 2 leases have reported 500K barrels of oil and 760K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2025. The leases carry 7 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Exxon Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Austin, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 11, 2026
- Permits on file
- 90
- Phone
- (512) 514-5779
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Exxon Corp. |
| Production reports | Apache Corporationthrough Nov 2015 |
| Latest permit | Exxon Corp.Jan 18, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,814
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 18, 1996
- last permit issued
- May 4, 1996
- completed
- 500K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 760K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 4, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 28, 2005
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 7 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waddell Bros & Co O-10-33426 | A. W. (Devonian) | Formentera Operations LLC | 5 | 480K | 751K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2025 |
| Waddell Bros. & Co. O-10-18807 | A. W. (Fusselman) | Exxon Corp. | 2 | 20.2K | 9.01K | Jan 1993 – Feb 1997 |
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.
- 1Exxon Corp.Jan 1993 → Mar 2000
- 2Exxon Mobil CorporationApr 2000 → Oct 2004
- 3Apache CorporationNov 2004 → Nov 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 443754-99 | Recompletion | Exxon Corp. | Jan 16, 1996 | Jan 18, 1996 | Apr 22, 1996 | 9,814 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 1996 | Waddell Bros & Co O-10-33426 | A. W. (Devonian) | Formentera Operations LLC | Plugged | — |
| Apr 9, 1971 | Waddell Bros. & Co. O-10-18807 | A. W. (Fusselman) | Exxon Corp. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,070 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rustler | 1,280 | 1,790 |
| San Andres | 4,280 | -1,210 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 5,826 | -2,756 |
| Wichita-AlbanyWICHITA | 6,415 | -3,345 |
| Devonian | 9,180 | -6,110 |
| Fusselman | 9,737 | -6,667 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,182 | 9,218 | Perforated |
| 9,244 | 9,274 | Perforated |
| — | 9,776 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,050 | 17.5 | 1,050 S |
| 13.375 | 1,051 | 17.5 | 1,050 S |
| 9.625 | 4,183 | 12.25 | 1,850 S |
| 4.5 | 9,775 | 8.75 | 220 S |
| 4.5 | 9,814 | 8.75 | 220 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 | Jul 19, 1996 | May 28, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 25, 1996 | May 14, 1971 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 14, 1971 | — |
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 42-495-30153 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-495-30153 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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