WELL · 42-055-34331 · DISTRICT 1
McCorvey #2
Caldwell County · Buchanan field · Shut IN · Vertical
Mccorvey #2 (API 42-055-34331) is a well in Caldwell County operated by Covalent Exploration Incorporate, completed January 18, 1988 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued January 13, 1988, permitted to 2,600 ft.
It was permitted by Nelms Bros. Oil Properties Inc. and has since transferred to Covalent Exploration Incorporate on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Taylor, Dale Lime, Serpentine.
Its lease has reported 18.2K barrels of oil and 54 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Covalent Exploration Incorporate
Permitted by Nelms Bros. Oil Properties Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 4, 2026 · (713) 751-9280
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Covalent Exploration Incorporate |
| Production reports | Covalent Exploration Incorporatethrough Jan 2023 |
| Latest permit | Nelms Bros. Oil Properties Inc.Jan 13, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,600
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 13, 1988
- last permit issued
- Jan 18, 1988
- completed
- 18.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 54
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 18, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McCorvey O-1-11959 | Buchanan | Covalent Exploration Incorporate | 1 | 18.2K | 54 | 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.
- 1Nelms Bros. Oil Properties Inc.Jan 1993 → Jul 1993
- 2Trinidad Petroleum, Inc.Aug 1993 → Jul 2001
- 3R & S Oil Production Co.Jul 2003 → Mar 2018
- 4Orbis Operating, LLCMar 2006 → Jan 2007
- 5USA Superior Energy LLCFeb 2007 → Dec 2008
- 6Reserve Oil Technologies, LLCMar 2009 → Dec 2009
- 7Chalker Operating Inc.Feb 2010 → Mar 2013
- 8Calistoga Energy Reserves, LLCJun 2018 → Jul 2018
- 9Iao Energy, LLCJan 2019 → Apr 2019
- 10Resource Expl & Prod, Inc.May 2020 → May 2022
- 11Covalent Exploration IncorporateJul 2022 → Jan 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 341373-98 | Drill | Nelms Bros. Oil Properties Inc. | Jan 29, 1988 | Jan 13, 1988 | — | 2,600 |
| 341373-99 | Drill | Nelms Bros. Oil Properties Inc. | Jan 13, 1988 | Jan 13, 1988 | — | 2,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-11959 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 522 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Taylor | 1,333 | -811 |
| Dale Lime | 1,973 | -1,451 |
| Serpentine | 1,978 | -1,456 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,970 | 2,387 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | 1,970 | 7.875 | 265 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 | Feb 5, 1988 | Jan 28, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 2, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-055-34331 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-055-34331 → 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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