WELL · 42-049-34443 · DISTRICT 7
Bowden J.C. #2
Brown County · Brown County Regular field · Vertical
Bowden J.C. #2 (API 42-049-34443) is a plugged well in Brown County, plugged April 24, 1996, last operated by R & D Operating Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 15, 1985, permitted to 1,600 ft.
It was permitted by Barrett, Joe B. and has since transferred to R & D Operating Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Cross Cut.
Operator of record
Permitted by Barrett, Joe B.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Early, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 5 permits on file · (325) 642-1880
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | R & D Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | R & D Operatingthrough Jan 1995 |
| Latest permit | Barrett, Joe B.Aug 15, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 15, 1985
- last permit issued
- May 30, 1986
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 60
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 1996
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 30, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 24, 1996
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowden,j.c. G-8-121511 | Brown County Regular | R & D Operating, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 60 | Jan 1993 – Apr 1996 |
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.
- 1R & D OperatingJan 1993 → Jan 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 282962-99 | Drill | Barrett, Joe B. | Aug 14, 1985 | Aug 15, 1985 | — | 1,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-121511 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,026 | 1,036 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 1,475 | 6.75 | 320 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 | Jul 8, 1986 | Jun 4, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 2, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-049-34443 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-049-34443 → 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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