WELL · 42-047-31605 · DISTRICT 4
Trad/Kalifa #2
Brooks County · Scott & Hopper (7700) field · Vertical
Trad/Kalifa #2 (API 42-047-31605) is a well in Brooks County operated by Cotton W.L. Gems & Minerals Ltd, completed August 24, 1998.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1992 and 1999, permitted to 8,500 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Frio, Vicksburg.
Its 2 leases have reported 193K barrels of oil and 289K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Cotton W.L. Gems & Minerals Ltd
Hebbronville, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 13, 2001 · 7 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Cotton W.L. Gems & Minerals Ltd |
| Production reports | Anderson Oil Ltd.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Cotton, W.L. Gems & Minerals LtdApr 29, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,500
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Apr 29, 1999
- last permit issued
- Aug 24, 1998
- completed
- 193K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 289K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 24, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 leases 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trad/Kalifa O-4-12044 | Scott & Hopper (7400-B) | Anderson Oil Ltd. | 1 | 193K | 242K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Trad/Kalifa G-4-169649 | Scott & Hopper (7700) | Cotton, W.L. Gems & Minerals Ltd | 1 | 0 | 47K | Aug 1998 – Jul 1999 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,929 · prior 12 3,832(-50%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Cotton, W. L.Jan 1993 → Dec 1995
- 2Stephens-Cotton, Arminda P.Jan 1996 → Jun 1996
- 3Cotton, W.L. Gems & Minerals LtdJul 1996 → May 2000
- 4Anderson Oil Ltd.Jun 2000 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 484015-99 | Recompletion | Cotton, W.L. Gems & Minerals Ltd | Apr 21, 1999 | Apr 29, 1999 | Apr 30, 1999 | 8,500 |
| 478784-99 | Recompletion | Cotton, W.L. Gems & Minerals Ltd | Aug 17, 1998 | Aug 21, 1998 | Aug 22, 1998 | 8,500 |
| 396297-99 | Drill | Cotton, W. L. | Jan 30, 1992 | Jan 31, 1992 | Mar 5, 1992 | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-169649 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-12044 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 248 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,394 | 7,399 | Perforated |
| 7,692 | 7,700 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,821 | 12.25 | 670 S |
| 4.5 | 8,350 | 7.875 | 420 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 | Jun 21, 1999 | May 7, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Oct 15, 1998 | Aug 31, 1998 | — |
| 00 | Sep 8, 1998 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 9, 1992 | May 4, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | May 19, 1992 | — | — |
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 42-047-31605 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-047-31605 → 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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