WELL · 42-499-00344 · DISTRICT 5
Wheeler Unit #1
Wood County · Como (Rodessa Hill Lo.) field · Shut IN · Vertical
Wheeler Unit #1 (API 42-499-00344) is a well in Wood County operated by Valence Operating Company, completed July 26, 2019 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in June 1, 2019.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 26, 1978, permitted to 8,052 ft.
It was permitted by Schlachter, David A. and has since transferred to Valence Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Woodbine, Hill Sand & Lime, Heard Lime.
Its 3 leases have reported 636K barrels of oil and 1.93M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Schlachter, David A.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Kingwood, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 4, 2026
- Permits on file
- 990
- Phone
- (281) 359-3659
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Schlachter David A. |
| Production reports | Valence Operating Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Schlachter, David A.Jun 26, 1978 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,052
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 26, 1978
- last permit issued
- Jul 26, 2019
- completed
- 636K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.93M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 26, 2019
- Shut in
- Jun 1, 2019
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler Unit O-5-4365 | Como (Rodessa Hill, Lo.) | Valence Operating Company | 3 | 619K | 1.9M | Feb 2018 – Jul 2026 |
| Morgan, J. C. et AL O-5-3997 | Como (Rodessa Hill, Lo.) | Valence Operating Company | 1 | 4.27K | 19.7K | Feb 2013 – Aug 2018 |
| Morgan, J. C., et AL O-6-10053 | Yantis (Hill Zone) | Valence Operating Company | 1 | 13K | 15.7K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2013 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 14,142 · prior 12 20,843(-32%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 126,062 · prior 12 79,634(+58%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Schlachter, David A.Jan 1993 → Apr 1999
- 2Schlachter, David A., Estate OFMay 1999 → Jan 2000
- 3Schlachter Operating CorporationFeb 2000 → Mar 2000
- 4Valence Operating CompanyAug 2010 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27342-99 | Recompletion | Schlachter, David A. | Jun 26, 1978 | Jun 26, 1978 | — | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2019 | Wheeler Unit O-5-4365 | Como (Rodessa Hill Lo.) | Valence Operating Company | Shut IN · shut in Jun 1, 2019 | 8,052 |
| May 6, 1978 | Morgan J. C. et AL O-6-10053 | Yantis (Hill Zone) | Valence Operating Company | Not on Schedule | — |
| May 6, 1978 | Morgan J. C. et AL O-5-3997 | Como (Rodessa Hill Lo.) | Valence Operating Company | Not on Schedule | — |
| — | Gas Unit #6 G-6-17064 | Yantis (Rodessa) | Schlachter David A. | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 414 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 3,830 | -3,416 |
| Woodbine | 4,680 | -4,266 |
| Hill Sand & Lime | 7,700 | -7,286 |
| Heard Lime | 7,959 | -7,545 |
| RodessaRODESSA LIME | 7,996 | -7,582 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,704 | 7,942 | Perforated |
| 7,960 | 8,014 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 116 | 17.5 | 110 S |
| 10.75 | 2,460 | 13.75 | 720 S |
| 7 | 8,048 | 9.875 | 450 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 | Dec 11, 2019 | Jul 29, 2019 | — |
| 00 | Jul 24, 2018 | Jun 21, 1978 | — |
| 00 | Apr 18, 2013 | Jun 21, 1978 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 21, 1978 | — |
| 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 42-499-00344 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-499-00344 → 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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