WELL · 42-025-33895 · DISTRICT 2
Southern States #2R
Bee County · Swinney Switch (Hockley Upper) field · Producing · Vertical
Southern States #2R (API 42-025-33895) is a well in Bee County operated by Paleo Oil Company LLC, completed January 1, 2014 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued October 3, 2013, permitted to 6,239 ft.
It was permitted by Welder Exploration & Prod., Inc. and has since transferred to Paleo Oil Company LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Vicksburg, Stillwell, Hockley.
Its lease has reported 33.3K barrels of oil and 38.5K mcf of gas since January 2014, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Welder Exploration & Prod., Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Corpus Christ, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 10, 2025
- Permits on file
- 47
- Phone
- (361) 904-0401
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Paleo Oil Company LLC |
| Production reports | Paleo Oil Company LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Welder Exploration & Prod., Inc.Oct 3, 2013 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,239
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 3, 2013
- last permit issued
- Jan 1, 2014
- completed
- 33.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 38.5K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2014 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 1, 2014
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern States O-2-10806 | Swinney Switch (Hockley, Upper) | Paleo Oil Company LLC | 1 | 33.3K | 38.5K | Jan 2014 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 795 · prior 12 879(-10%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 170(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Welder Exploration & Prod., Inc.Jan 2014 → May 2022
- 2Paleo Oil Company LLCJul 2022 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 770816-98 | Drill | Welder Exploration & Prod., Inc. | Feb 18, 2014 | Oct 3, 2013 | Oct 28, 2013 | 6,500 |
| 770816-99 | Drill | Welder Exploration & Prod., Inc. | Sep 30, 2013 | Oct 3, 2013 | Oct 28, 2013 | 6,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2014 | Southern States O-2-10806 | Swinney Switch (Hockley Upper) | Paleo Oil Company LLC | Producing | 6,239 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 215 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Vicksburg | 4,000 | -3,785 |
| Stillwell | 4,375 | -4,160 |
| Hockley | 4,820 | -4,605 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,820 | 4,854 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,408 | 12.25 | 566 S |
| 4.5 | 6,219 | 7.875 | 898 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 5, 2014 | Mar 24, 2014 | Yes |
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 42-025-33895 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-025-33895 → 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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