WELL · 42-101-30448 · DISTRICT 8
Buck Creek #2
Cottle County · Whalen (Silver Bow III) field · Vertical
Buck Creek #2 (API 42-101-30448) is a plugged well in Cottle County, plugged April 26, 2006, last operated by Sunlight Exploration Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 3, 1986, permitted to 5,700 ft.
It was permitted by Whalen Drilling & Mining CO. and has since transferred to Sunlight Exploration Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Coleman Junction, Canton, Strawn.
Its lease has reported 42.8K barrels of oil and 53 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in May 2009. The lease carries 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Whalen Drilling & Mining Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Canyon, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 50 permits on file · (806) 674-4140
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sunlight Exploration Inc. |
| Production reports | Sunlight Exploration, Inc.through Oct 2007 |
| Latest permit | Whalen Drilling & Mining Co.Jun 3, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 3, 1986
- last permit issued
- Jul 10, 1986
- completed
- 42.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 53
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 2009
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 10, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 26, 2006
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 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Creek O-11-65776 | Whalen (Silver Bow III) | Sunlight Exploration, Inc. | 5 | 42.8K | 53 | Jan 1993 – May 2009 |
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.
- 1Gregco, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jan 1996
- 2Sunlight Exploration, Inc.Feb 1996 → Oct 2007
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 302828-99 | Drill | Whalen Drilling & Mining Co. | Jun 3, 1986 | Jun 3, 1986 | Jun 13, 1986 | 5,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-65776 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft |
|---|---|
| Coleman Junction | 2,650 |
| Canton | 4,400 |
| Strawn | 5,360 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,366 | 5,378 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 549 | 12.25 | 420 S |
| 5.5 | 5,465 | 7.875 | 700 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 28, 1986 | Jul 18, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 25, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-101-30448 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-101-30448 → 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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