WELL · 42-497-00933 · DISTRICT 9
Whetsell #1
Wise County · Wise County Regular field · Vertical
Whetsell #1 (API 42-497-00933) is a plugged well in Wise County, plugged September 21, 1995, last operated by Mitchell Energy Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 4, 1993, permitted to 5,768 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Meek Bend, Strawn, Caddo, Atoka.
Its 2 leases have reported 197 barrels of oil and 964 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in October 1995. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Jul 18, 2000
- Permits on file
- 4,224
- Phone
- (713) 377-5818
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Mitchell Energy Corporation |
| Production reports | Mitchell Energy Corporationthrough Nov 1993 |
| Latest permit | Mitchell Energy CorporationNov 4, 1993 |
- 5,768
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 4, 1993
- last permit issued
- Dec 23, 1993
- completed
- 197
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 964
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 1995
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 23, 1993
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 21, 1995
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whetsell O-13-28751 | Wise County Regular | Mitchell Energy Corporation | 1 | 0 | 0 | Mar 1994 – Oct 1995 |
| Whetsell, F. W. O-13-9785 | Chico, West (Conglomerate 5700) | Mitchell Energy Corporation | 1 | 197 | 964 | Jan 1993 – Apr 1994 |
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.
- 1Mitchell Energy CorporationJan 1993 → Nov 1993
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 416392-99 | Recompletion | Mitchell Energy Corporation | Sep 24, 1993 | Nov 4, 1993 | Nov 23, 1993 | 5,768 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-9785 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-13-28751 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 891 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,280 | 4,290 | Perforated |
| — | 5,634 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 315 | 12.25 | 175 S |
| 5.5 | 5,767 | 7.875 | 250 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 | Jun 24, 1994 | Mar 18, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 22, 1994 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-497-00933 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-00933 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). 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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