WELL · 42-071-31230 · DISTRICT 3
Howard -C- #2
Chambers County · Cotton Lake (Miocene) field · Vertical
Howard -C- #2 (API 42-071-31230) is a plugged well in Chambers County, plugged February 10, 2016, last operated by Mcgowan Working Partners Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1981 and 1987, permitted to 6,600 ft.
It was permitted by Txo Production Corp. and has since transferred to Mcgowan Working Partners Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Frio.
Operator of record
Permitted by TXO Production Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Jackson, MS
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 27, 2025
- Permits on file
- 60
- Phone
- (601) 982-3444
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | McGowan Working Partners Inc. |
| Production reports | Shidler, Mark L., Inc.through Nov 1993 |
| Latest permit | TXO Production Corp.Nov 6, 1987 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,600
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 6, 1987
- last permit issued
- Dec 2, 1987
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 9.54K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 2016
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 2, 1987
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 10, 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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard -C- G-3-126336 | Cotton Lake (Miocene) | McGowan Working Partners, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 9.54K | Jan 1993 – Feb 2016 |
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.
- 1Shidler, Mark L., Inc.Jan 1993 → Nov 1993
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 335269-99 | Recompletion | TXO Production Corp. | Aug 31, 1987 | Nov 6, 1987 | — | 6,600 |
| 131882-99 | Drill | Texas Oil & Gas Corp. | Aug 18, 1981 | Aug 18, 1981 | Oct 24, 1981 | 6,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-126336 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 32 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)BASE OF MIOCENE | 5,680 | -5,648 |
| Frio | 6,280 | -6,248 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,853 | 4,857 | Perforated |
| 6,334 | 6,339 | Perforated |
| — | 6,339 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 80 | 20 | 8 S |
| 8.625 | 1,339 | 11 | 450 S |
| 2.375 | 6,239 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 6,590 | 7.875 | 410 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 26, 1988 | Dec 14, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 13, 1988 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 28, 1984 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 7, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 27, 1983 | — |
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 42-071-31230 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-071-31230 → 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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