WELL · 42-055-34489 · DISTRICT 1
Pilcher #2
Caldwell County · Lytton Springs field · Vertical
Pilcher #2 (API 42-055-34489) is a plugged well in Caldwell County, plugged October 12, 2020, last operated by D & S Petroleum Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 19, 1990, permitted to 2,000 ft.
It was permitted by Foster Energy and has since transferred to D & S Petroleum Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Dale Lime, Serpentine, Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 62 barrels of oil and 9 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Foster Energy; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Lago Vista, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 5, 2020 · 1 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | D & S Petroleum Inc. |
| Production reports | D & S Petroleum, Inc.through Sep 1993 |
| Latest permit | Foster EnergyMar 19, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 19, 1990
- last permit issued
- Apr 11, 1990
- completed
- 62
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 9
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 11, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 12, 2020
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilcher O-1-12464 | Lytton Springs | D & S Petroleum, Inc. | 1 | 62 | 9 | 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.
- 1D & S Petroleum, Inc.Jan 1993 → Sep 1993
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 370932-99 | Drill | Foster Energy | Mar 14, 1990 | Mar 19, 1990 | Mar 20, 1990 | 2,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-12464 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 600 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Dale Lime | 1,650 | -1,050 |
| Serpentine | 1,696 | -1,096 |
| Austin Chalk | 1,714 | -1,114 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,650 | 1,808 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 153 | 11 | 90 S |
| 4.5 | 1,862 | 7.875 | 25 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 | May 17, 1990 | May 2, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | May 8, 1990 | — | — |
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 42-055-34489 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-055-34489 → 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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