TEXAS · WELLS · DENTON COUNTY · PAYTON, J. O. LEASE · API 42-121-31354 · DISTRICT 7C
Payton J. O. #2
Denton County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Vertical
Payton J. O. #2 (API 42-121-31354) is a plugged well in Denton County, plugged January 28, 2011, last operated by Devon Energy Production CO L.P..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 18, 2001, permitted to 8,000 ft.
It was permitted by Mitchell Energy Company L.P. and has since transferred to Devon Energy Production CO L.P. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Parks Reef, Caddo, Daly Lime, Marble Falls.
Its lease has reported 331K mcf of gas since February 2002, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Devon Energy Production Co L.P.
Permitted by Mitchell Energy Company L.P.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Oklahoma City, OK
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 18, 2025
- Permits on file
- 9,266
- Phone
- (405) 235-3611
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Devon Energy Production Co L.P. |
| Production reports | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.through May 2008 |
| Latest permit | Mitchell Energy Company L.P.Dec 18, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 18, 2001
- last permit issued
- Feb 21, 2002
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 331K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2002 THROUGH May 2008
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 21, 2002
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 28, 2011
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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payton, J. O. G-13-193000 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P. | 1 | 0 | 331K | Feb 2002 – May 2008 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Wells named Payton J. O.
Devon Energy Production Co L.P.'s other wells filed under this lease name in Denton County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Devon Energy Operating Co., L.P.Oct 2002 → Jul 2004
- 2Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Aug 2004 → May 2008
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 516255-99 | Drill | Mitchell Energy Company L.P. | Dec 18, 2001 | Dec 18, 2001 | Jan 3, 2002 | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 2002 | Payton J. O. G-13-193000 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | Devon Energy Production Co L.P. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 701 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Parks Reef | 3,014 | -2,313 |
| CaddoCADDO LIME | 3,562 | -2,861 |
| Daly Lime | 3,754 | -3,053 |
| Marble Falls | 6,882 | -6,181 |
| BarnettBARNETT SHALE | 7,262 | -6,561 |
| Barnett | 7,263 | -6,562 |
| Ordovician | 7,738 | -7,037 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,264 | 7,696 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,073 | 12.25 | 550 S |
| 5.5 | 7,810 | 7.875 | 1,025 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jul 21, 2005 | Apr 28, 2005 | — |
| 00 | Mar 25, 2003 | Jan 13, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 6, 2003 | — | — |
Well logs
The RRC's map lists this well among those with logs online. Its monthly inventories loaded here, which start in July 2006, list none for it, so none are itemized.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗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 42-121-31354 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-121-31354 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search for it.
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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