WELL · 42-497-32061 · DISTRICT 9
Whetsell #1
Wise County · Vertical
Whetsell #1 (API 42-497-32061) is a plugged well in Wise County, plugged January 30, 1981, last operated by Hopco, Incorporated.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1980 and 2005, permitted to 6,800 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Wise County Regular.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit, with 120K barrels injected in the 12 months reported through September 2024.
Operator of record
Sunset, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · 3 permits on file · (940) 389-6113
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Hopco, IncorporatedJun 21, 2005 |
- 6,800
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jun 21, 2005
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2005 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 30, 1981
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whetsell O-13-30540 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Hopco, Incorporated | 2 | 0 | 0 | Aug 2005 – Jul 2026 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 602352-99 | Reenter | Hopco, Incorporated | Jun 21, 2005 | Jun 21, 2005 | Jul 18, 2005 | 3,999 |
| 532166-99 | Reenter | HMT Genesis Petroleum Corp. | May 20, 2003 | May 20, 2003 | — | 6,800 |
| 105091-99 | Drill | B & N Petroleum, Inc. | Dec 31, 1980 | Dec 31, 1980 | — | 5,982 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-30540 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 996 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Wise County Regular | 2,648 | -1,652 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,648 | 2,700 | Perforated |
| 2,712 | 2,758 | Perforated |
| 2,776 | 2,800 | Perforated |
| 2,810 | 2,834 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 476 | 12.25 | 375 S |
| 5.5 | 3,192 | 7.875 | 710 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 | May 1, 2006 | Sep 7, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 20, 2006 | — | — |
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 42-497-32061 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-32061 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 120K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 13.3M
- bbl, all reported
- Sep 2024
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000095823 | W-14 Disposal | Active | 5,000 | 662 | 2,648–2,834 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 120,000 · prior 12 308,227(-61%)
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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