WELL · 42-495-30270 · DISTRICT 8
Wilson 40 #1
Winkler County · Papoose (Atoka) field · Horizontal · Sidetrack
Wilson 40 #1 (API 42-495-30270) is a plugged horizontal well in Winkler County, plugged March 23, 2019, last operated by Shell Western E&P.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 20, 2001, permitted to 15,500 ft.
It was permitted by Penwell Energy, Inc. and has since transferred to Shell Western E&P on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Bone Spring, Atoka.
Operator of record
Permitted by Penwell Energy, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 1,756 permits on file · (713) 454-3197
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Shell Western E&P |
| Production reports | Chesapeake Operating, Inc.through Apr 2012 |
| Latest permit | Penwell Energy, Inc.Jun 20, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 15,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 20, 2001
- last permit issued
- Mar 23, 2002
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 184K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2002 THROUGH Mar 2019
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 23, 2002
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 23, 2019
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 →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson 40 G-10-199916 | Papoose (Atoka) | Shell Western E&P | 1 | 0 | 184K | Mar 2002 – Mar 2019 |
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.
- 1Tmbr/Sharp Drilling, Inc.Feb 2003 → Nov 2003
- 2Staley Operating Co.Dec 2003 → Apr 2005
- 3Chesapeake Operating, Inc.May 2005 → Apr 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 510524-99 | Reenter · sidetrack | Penwell Energy, Inc. | Jun 20, 2001 | Jun 20, 2001 | Jun 29, 2001 | 15,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-10-199916 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,855 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Bone SpringBONE SPRINGS | 10,061 | -7,206 |
| Atoka | 15,948 | -13,093 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 15,720 | 15,733 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,866 | 17.5 | 5,900 S |
| 7.625 | 9,806 | 8.75 | 710 S |
| 10.75 | 12,468 | 12.25 | 1,388 S |
| 2.875 | 13,750 | — | — |
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 | Apr 20, 2004 | Jan 17, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 24, 2004 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 14, 1975 | — |
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 42-495-30270 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-495-30270 → 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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