WELL · 42-029-37240 · DISTRICT 1
Ernst #2
Bexar County · Somerset field · Vertical
Ernst #2 (API 42-029-37240) is a plugged well in Bexar County, plugged February 28, 2006, last operated by Great Plains Resources Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 3, 1986, permitted to 2,000 ft.
It was permitted by Mid-Texas Resources, Inc. and has since transferred to Great Plains Resources Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Lit, Olmos.
Its lease has reported 288 barrels of oil and 21 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in March 2008. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Mid-Texas Resources, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Nixon, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Great Plains Resources Inc. |
| Production reports | Ginco Operating Co.through Oct 1995 |
| Latest permit | Mid-Texas Resources, Inc.Feb 3, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 3, 1986
- last permit issued
- Apr 19, 1986
- completed
- 288
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 21
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2008
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 19, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 28, 2006
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernst O-1-11764 | Somerset | Great Plains Resources, Inc. | 2 | 288 | 21 | Jan 1993 – Mar 2008 |
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.
- 1Caspen Operating CompanyJan 1993 → Sep 1993
- 2Aminex USA, Inc.Oct 1993 → Dec 1994
- 3Ginco Operating Co.Jun 1995 → Oct 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 297070-99 | Drill | Mid-Texas Resources, Inc. | Jan 31, 1986 | Feb 3, 1986 | — | 2,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-11764 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,232 | 1,252 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 1,274 | 6.75 | 130 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 16, 1987 | Aug 27, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | May 5, 1987 | Apr 17, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 30, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-029-37240 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-029-37240 → 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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