WELL · 42-497-33843 · DISTRICT 9
Houston #1
Wise County · Wise County Regular field · Vertical
Houston #1 (API 42-497-33843) is a plugged well in Wise County, plugged February 6, 2019, last operated by Western Chief Operating L.L.C..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1993 and 1996, permitted to 8,000 ft.
It was permitted by Mccutchin, Jerry and has since transferred to Western Chief Operating L.L.C. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Brazos River Congl., Caddo, M Falls, Ellenburger.
Its 2 leases have reported 138K barrels of oil and 141K mcf of gas since January 1994, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Western Chief Operating L.L.C.
Permitted by McCutchin, Jerry; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Graham, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 38 permits on file · (940) 550-8708
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Western Chief Operating L.L.C. |
| Production reports | Western Chief Operating, L.L.C.through Apr 2018 |
| Latest permit | McCutchin, JerryJun 13, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 13, 1996
- last permit issued
- May 23, 1996
- completed
- 138K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 141K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1994 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 23, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 6, 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 2 leases 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston O-13-28731 | McCutchin (Ellenburger) | Western Chief Operating, L.L.C. | 2 | 138K | 120K | Jan 1994 – Jul 2026 |
| Houston G-13-159297 | Wise County Regular | Western Chief Operating, L.L.C. | 1 | 0 | 21.1K | May 1996 – Feb 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.
- 1McCutchin, JerryJan 1994 → Feb 2005
- 2Western Chief Oil & Gas CompanyMar 2005 → Feb 2008
- 3Western Chief Operating, L.L.C.Mar 2008 → Apr 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 449118-99 | Recompletion | McCutchin, Jerry | Jun 10, 1996 | Jun 13, 1996 | Apr 9, 1996 | 5,700 |
| 416324-99 | Drill | McCutchin, Jerry | Sep 22, 1993 | Sep 22, 1993 | Nov 11, 1993 | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-159297 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-13-28731 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 938 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Brazos River Congl. | 2,508 | -1,570 |
| Caddo | 5,486 | -4,548 |
| M Falls | 5,918 | -4,980 |
| EllenburgerELLENBERGER | 6,844 | -5,906 |
| M Falls | 59,198 | -58,260 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,578 | 5,586 | Perforated |
| 6,954 | 6,964 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 469 | 12.25 | 200 S |
| 4.5 | 7,022 | 7.875 | 165 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 | Aug 29, 1996 | Jul 9, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 13, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 15, 1994 | Feb 7, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 8, 1994 | — | — |
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 42-497-33843 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-33843 → 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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