WELL · 42-047-31912 · DISTRICT 4
Cage Ranch #2
Brooks County · Ellen (Vicksburg) field · Vertical
Cage Ranch #2 (API 42-047-31912) is a plugged well in Brooks County, plugged March 1, 2009, last operated by Crimson Exploration Oper. Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 6, 2000, permitted to 10,500 ft.
It was permitted by United Oil & Minerals, Inc. and has since transferred to Crimson Exploration Oper. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Vicksburg.
Operator of record
Crimson Exploration Oper. Inc.
Permitted by United Oil & Minerals, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 8, 2019 · 215 permits on file · (800) 960-8078
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Crimson Exploration Oper. Inc. |
| Production reports | Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LPthrough Apr 2007 |
| Latest permit | United Oil & Minerals, Inc.Nov 6, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 6, 2000
- last permit issued
- Jan 6, 2001
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.44M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2001 THROUGH Feb 2009
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 6, 2001
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 1, 2009
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cage Ranch G-4-180769 | Ellen (Vicksburg) | Crimson Exploration Oper., Inc. | 1 | 0 | 2.44M | Jan 2001 – Feb 2009 |
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.
- 1United Oil & Minerals L. P.Jan 2001 → Jun 2003
- 2United Resources, LPJul 2003 → Dec 2003
- 3Westport Oil and Gas Company, LPJan 2004 → Feb 2006
- 4Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LPMay 2006 → Apr 2007
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501625-99 | Drill | United Oil & Minerals, Inc. | Nov 6, 2000 | Nov 6, 2000 | Nov 11, 2000 | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-180769 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 122 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| VicksburgTOP OF VICKSBURG | 8,550 | -8,428 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,090 | 10,234 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,095 | 14.75 | 1,240 S |
| 7.625 | 8,600 | 9.875 | 275 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 | Mar 29, 2001 | Feb 5, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 14, 2001 | — | — |
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 42-047-31912 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-047-31912 → 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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