WELL · 42-055-31071 · DISTRICT 1
Reed Frank Est. #2
Caldwell County · Salt Flat field · Vertical
Reed Frank Est. #2 (API 42-055-31071) is a plugged well in Caldwell County, plugged March 17, 2023, last operated by Petrosaurus Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 10, 1977, permitted to 2,740 ft.
It was permitted by Mott Oil & Gas, Inc. and has since transferred to Petrosaurus Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 535 barrels of oil and 722 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Mott Oil & Gas, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Somerset, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · (210) 336-6355
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Petrosaurus Inc. |
| Production reports | Petrosaurus, Inc.through Jun 2020 |
| Latest permit | Mott Oil & Gas, Inc.Aug 10, 1977 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,740
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 10, 1977
- last permit issued
- Aug 21, 1977
- completed
- 535
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 722
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 21, 1977
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 17, 2023
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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reed, Frank Est. O-1-5420 | Salt Flat | Petrosaurus, Inc. | 2 | 535 | 722 | Jan 1993 – 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.
- 1Clements Operating Company, Inc.Jun 1994 → Mar 1997
- 2Oilex Int'l Investments, Inc.Apr 1997 → Oct 1998
- 3Caltex Energy Co.Mar 2002 → Mar 2011
- 4CCR Operating, LLCApr 2011 → Jul 2011
- 5Luling O&G LLCAug 2011 → Dec 2011
- 6Iao Energy, LLCSep 2018 → Dec 2018
- 7Petrosaurus, Inc.Mar 2020 → Jun 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5032-99 | Drill | Mott Oil & Gas, Inc. | Aug 10, 1977 | Aug 10, 1977 | — | 2,740 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-5420 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,424 | 2,634 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | 2,680 | 7.875 | — |
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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 11, 1977 | — |
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 42-055-31071 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-055-31071 → 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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