WELL · 42-071-31996 · DISTRICT 3
Castro Oil Unit No. 2 #2
Chambers County · Double Bayou (Frio A) field · Vertical
Castro Oil Unit NO. 2 #2 (API 42-071-31996) is a plugged well in Chambers County, plugged August 11, 2020, last operated by Fort Apache Energy Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 2, 1993, permitted to 9,500 ft.
It was permitted by Apb Oil Corporation and has since transferred to Fort Apache Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Anahuac, Frio.
Its lease has reported 191K barrels of oil and 408K mcf of gas since May 1993, last reporting in October 2020.
Operator of record
Permitted by Apb Oil Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Boerne, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 84 permits on file · (713) 201-4361
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Fort Apache Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Fort Apache Energy, Inc.through Jul 2014 |
| Latest permit | Apb Oil CorporationMar 2, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 2, 1993
- last permit issued
- May 26, 1993
- completed
- 191K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 408K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1993 THROUGH Oct 2020
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 26, 1993
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 11, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castro Oil Unit No. 2 O-3-22052 | Double Bayou (Frio A) | Fort Apache Energy, Inc. | 1 | 191K | 408K | May 1993 – Oct 2020 |
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.
- 1Apb Oil CorporationMay 1993 → Jan 1996
- 2CBN Operating Corp.Feb 1996 → Nov 1996
- 3Caskids Operating CompanyDec 1996 → Sep 1997
- 4Tucker Operating Co., Inc.May 1999 → Jul 2000
- 5Seabreeze Production CoNov 2000 → Jun 2001
- 6Fort Apache Energy, Inc.Jul 2001 → Jul 2014
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 409476-99 | Drill | Apb Oil Corporation | Mar 2, 1993 | Mar 2, 1993 | Apr 26, 1993 | 9,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-22052 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 12 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,031 | 9,033 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,078 | 12.25 | 360 S |
| 4.5 | 9,109 | 7.875 | 540 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 | Jul 21, 1993 | Jun 9, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 7, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-071-31996 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-071-31996 → 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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