WELL · 42-049-31596 · DISTRICT 7
Wendel W.R. #2
Brown County · Brown County Regular field · Vertical
Wendel W.R. #2 (API 42-049-31596) is a well in Brown County operated by Southwest Gas Systems Inc., completed May 2, 1978.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 27, 1977, permitted to 2,700 ft.
It was permitted by Brown, Clifford H. and has since transferred to Southwest Gas Systems Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Strawn, Caddo, Marble Falls.
Its 2 leases have reported 2.46K barrels of oil and 44.3K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Brown, Clifford H.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Spring, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · 7 permits on file · (281) 610-7035
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Southwest Gas Systems Inc. |
| Production reports | Southwest Gas Systems, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Brown, Clifford H.Dec 27, 1977 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 27, 1977
- last permit issued
- May 2, 1978
- completed
- 2.46K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 44.3K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 2, 1978
- 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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wendel, W.R. G-8-298269 | Brown County Regular | Southwest Gas Systems, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 1.14K | Oct 2024 – Jul 2026 |
| Wendel, W.R. O-8-13745 | Brown County Regular | Southwest Gas Systems, Inc. | 2 | 2.46K | 43.1K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,565 · prior 12 1,637(-4%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 89 · prior 12 58(+53%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Southwest Gas Systems, Inc.Feb 2001 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14770-99 | Drill | Brown, Clifford H. | Dec 27, 1977 | Dec 27, 1977 | Feb 5, 1978 | 2,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-298269 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-13745 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,495 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Strawn | 1,230 | 265 |
| Caddo | 1,790 | -295 |
| Marble Falls | 2,358 | -863 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,370 | 2,378 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 203 | 11 | 125 S |
| 4.5 | 2,485 | 7.875 | 100 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 | Nov 26, 2024 | Nov 8, 2024 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 9, 1978 | — |
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 42-049-31596 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-049-31596 → 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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