WELL · 42-055-34684 · DISTRICT 1
Dinges M.C. #2
Caldwell County · Buchanan field · Vertical
Dinges M.C. #2 (API 42-055-34684) is a plugged well in Caldwell County, plugged May 13, 2016, last operated by Foyoro Energy LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 14, 1992, permitted to 2,500 ft.
It was permitted by Nelmark Energy Corporation and has since transferred to Foyoro Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Serpentine, Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford, Buda.
Its lease has reported 4.95K barrels of oil and 107 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 Nelmark Energy Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2020 · (281) 236-2892
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Foyoro Energy LLC |
| Production reports | USA Superior Energy LLCthrough Jul 2007 |
| Latest permit | Nelmark Energy CorporationOct 14, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 14, 1992
- last permit issued
- Nov 14, 1992
- completed
- 4.95K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 107
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 14, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 13, 2016
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinges, M.C. O-1-13459 | Buchanan | Foyoro Energy, LLC | 2 | 4.95K | 107 | 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.
- 1Nelmark Energy CorporationJan 1993 → Aug 1996
- 2R & S Oil Production Co.Sep 1996 → Dec 1996
- 3Rayalto Oil & Gas, Inc.Jan 1997 → Feb 2004
- 4R & S Energy CompanyMar 2004 → Feb 2006
- 5Orbis Operating, LLCMar 2006 → Dec 2006
- 6USA Superior Energy LLCFeb 2007 → Jul 2007
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 404675-99 | Drill | Nelmark Energy Corporation | Oct 14, 1992 | Oct 14, 1992 | Oct 21, 1992 | 2,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-13459 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 506 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Serpentine | 2,152 | -1,646 |
| Austin Chalk | 2,322 | -1,816 |
| Eagle Ford | 2,431 | -1,925 |
| BudaBUDA LIME | 2,443 | -1,937 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,374 | 2,420 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2,460 | 7.875 | 355 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 | Jan 14, 1993 | Dec 2, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 8, 1992 | — | — |
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 42-055-34684 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-055-34684 → 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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