WELL · 42-039-02285 · DISTRICT 3
Cave E.A. #2
Brazoria County · Damon Mound field · Vertical
Cave E.A. #2 (API 42-039-02285) is a plugged well in Brazoria County, plugged April 23, 2019, last operated by C & C Mining Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 20, 2009, permitted to 3,500 ft.
It was permitted by Martin, William C. and has since transferred to C & C Mining Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), 653 Frio.
Its lease has reported 1.81K barrels of oil since August 2011, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Martin, William C.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Piedmont, SC · P-5 Y, filed Feb 8, 2019 · (864) 423-8551
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | C & C Mining Inc. |
| Production reports | C & C Mining Inc.through Nov 2015 |
| Latest permit | Martin, William C.Oct 20, 2009 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 20, 2009
- last permit issued
- Aug 10, 2011
- completed
- 1.81K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2011 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 10, 2011
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 23, 2019
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cave, E.A. O-3-25668 | Damon Mound | C & C Mining Inc. | 1 | 1.81K | 0 | Aug 2011 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1C & C Mining Inc.Aug 2011 → Nov 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 686246-99 | Recompletion | Martin, William C. | Oct 16, 2009 | Oct 20, 2009 | Jun 22, 2011 | 3,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-25668 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 25 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | 2,300 | -2,275 |
| 653 Frio | 3,410 | -3,385 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,476 | 3,484 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 210 | 11 | 140 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 15, 2011 | Sep 12, 2011 | — |
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 42-039-02285 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-039-02285 → 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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