WELL · 42-029-35709 · DISTRICT 1
Whitley Arth S. #2
Bexar County · Somerset field · Vertical
Whitley Arth S. #2 (API 42-029-35709) is a plugged well in Bexar County, plugged March 6, 2023, last operated by Brander Sam H..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 17, 1984, permitted to 2,450 ft.
It was permitted by Cygnus Oil Inc. and has since transferred to Brander Sam H. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Olmos.
Its lease has reported 2.65K barrels of oil and 35 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in May 2023. The lease carries 6 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Cygnus Oil Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
San Antonio, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · (210) 387-9187
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Brander Sam H. |
| Production reports | Brander, Sam H.through Mar 2023 |
| Latest permit | Cygnus Oil Inc.Aug 17, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,450
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 17, 1984
- last permit issued
- Nov 20, 1985
- completed
- 2.65K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 35
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 20, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 6, 2023
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 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitley, Arth S. O-1-11413 | Somerset | Brander, Sam H. | 6 | 2.65K | 35 | Jan 1993 – May 2023 |
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.
- 1Starr Operating CompanyJan 1993 → Sep 1996
- 2Ramirez, Robert A.Feb 1997 → Jul 1998
- 3Everett OilAug 1998 → Apr 2015
- 4Brander, Sam H.May 2015 → Mar 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 248750-99 | Drill | Cygnus Oil Inc. | Aug 17, 1984 | Aug 17, 1984 | — | 2,450 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-11413 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 585 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Olmos | 1,484 | -899 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,484 | 1,510 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 2,396 | 6.5 | 217 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 | Apr 1, 1986 | Mar 6, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 29, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-029-35709 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-029-35709 → 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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