WELL · 42-131-38800 · DISTRICT 4
Wernecke B #2
Duval County · Rosita (Wilcox P) field · Vertical
Wernecke B #2 (API 42-131-38800) is a plugged well in Duval County, plugged April 14, 2023, last operated by Wagner Oil Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued May 3, 2005, permitted to 10,600 ft.
It was permitted by Ascent Operating, LP and has since transferred to Wagner Oil Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Wilcox.
Operator of record
Permitted by Ascent Operating, LP; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 278 permits on file · (800) 457-5332
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Wagner Oil Company |
| Production reports | Halcon Resources Operating, Inc.through May 2013 |
| Latest permit | Ascent Operating, LPMay 3, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,600
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 3, 2005
- last permit issued
- Jun 17, 2005
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 194K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2005 THROUGH Apr 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 17, 2005
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 14, 2023
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wernecke "B" G-4-210521 | Rosita (Wilcox P) | Wagner Oil Company | 1 | 0 | 194K | Jun 2005 – Apr 2023 |
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.
- 1Ascent Operating, LPJun 2005 → Aug 2008
- 2Roc Operating, Inc.Sep 2008 → Oct 2008
- 3Ram Operating Company, Inc.Nov 2008 → Apr 2012
- 4Halcon Resources Operating, Inc.Sep 2012 → May 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 600106-98 | Drill | Ascent Operating, LP | Jul 11, 2005 | May 3, 2005 | May 11, 2005 | 10,600 |
| 600106-99 | Drill | Ascent Operating, LP | May 3, 2005 | May 3, 2005 | — | 10,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-210521 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 568 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| WilcoxTOP WILCOX P SAND | 9,660 | -9,092 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,770 | 9,805 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,205 | 14.75 | 1,711 S |
| 7.625 | 8,400 | 9.875 | 355 S |
| 4.5 | 10,325 | 6.75 | 395 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 7, 2006 | Jul 14, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 12, 2005 | — | — |
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 42-131-38800 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-131-38800 → 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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