WELL · 42-003-34973 · DISTRICT 8
Norman B. L. #2
Andrews County · Means N. (Queen Sand) field · Producing · Vertical
Norman B. L. #2 (API 42-003-34973) is a well in Andrews County operated by Shinnery Oil Company Inc., completed July 26, 1985 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 13, 1985, permitted to 4,450 ft.
It was permitted by Texaco Inc. and has since transferred to Shinnery Oil Company Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Yates, Queen.
Its lease has reported 30.6K barrels of oil and 441 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Texaco Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 5, 2026 · 10 permits on file · (432) 559-6817
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Shinnery Oil Company Inc. |
| Production reports | Shinnery Oil Company, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Texaco Inc.Jun 13, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,450
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 13, 1985
- last permit issued
- Jul 26, 1985
- completed
- 30.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 441
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 26, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman, B. L. O-10-30039 | Means, N. (Queen Sand) | Shinnery Oil Company, Inc. | 1 | 30.6K | 441 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 100 · prior 12 150(-33%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Texaco E & P Inc.Jan 1993 → Mar 1993
- 2Maynard Oil Co.Apr 1993 → Sep 1999
- 3Scythian, Ltd.Dec 1999 → Nov 2003
- 4Shinnery Oil Company, Inc.Dec 2003 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 277623-99 | Drill | Texaco Inc. | Jun 13, 1985 | Jun 13, 1985 | — | 4,450 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-30039 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,167 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,361 | 4,371 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,080 | 12.25 | 1,450 S |
| 5.5 | 4,450 | 7.875 | 1,250 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 | Sep 17, 1985 | Aug 22, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Sep 5, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-003-34973 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-003-34973 → 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.
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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