WELL · 42-495-30868 · DISTRICT 8
Comanche Capitan #1
Winkler County · Cheyenne (Capitan) field · Vertical
Comanche Capitan #1 (API 42-495-30868) is a plugged well in Winkler County, plugged September 27, 2011, last operated by Whiting Oil And Gas Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 30, 1977, permitted to 3,325 ft.
It was permitted by Gifford, Mitchell & Wisenbaker and has since transferred to Whiting Oil And Gas Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 2.55K barrels of oil and 250 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2012. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation
Permitted by Gifford, Mitchell & Wisenbaker; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 18, 2026
- Permits on file
- 2,092
- Phone
- (281) 404-9500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation |
| Production reports | BC Operating, Inc.through Dec 2003 |
| Latest permit | Gifford, Mitchell & WisenbakerJun 30, 1977 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,325
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 30, 1977
- last permit issued
- Jan 25, 1979
- completed
- 2.55K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 250
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 25, 1979
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 27, 2011
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; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comanche Capitan O-10-25061 | Cheyenne (Capitan) | Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation | 3 | 2.55K | 250 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2012 |
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.
- 1Texas Vanguard Oil CompanyJan 1993 → Jul 1994
- 2Smith & Marrs Inc.Aug 1994 → Aug 2002
- 3BC Operating, Inc.Oct 2002 → Dec 2003
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2118-99 | Drill | Gifford, Mitchell & Wisenbaker | Jun 30, 1977 | Jun 30, 1977 | Jul 2, 1977 | 3,325 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-25061 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,246 | 3,295 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,247 | 12.25 | 900 S |
| 2.375 | 2,948 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 2,956 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 3,316 | 7.875 | 300 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Feb 20, 1979 | — |
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 42-495-30868 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-495-30868 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 341K
- bbl, all reported
- Aug 2012
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000010819 | H-1 Injection | Plugged Oct 7, 2011 | 500 | 1,000 | 3,246–3,295 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
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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