TEXAS · WELLS · ECTOR COUNTY · WITCHER, J. E. LEASE · API 42-135-06878 · DISTRICT 7B
Witcher J. E. #2
Ector County · Foster field · Vertical
Witcher J. E. #2 (API 42-135-06878) is a plugged well in Ector County, plugged October 14, 2011, last operated by Laguna Petroleum Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 11, 1996, permitted to 4,300 ft.
Its lease has reported 768K barrels of oil and 238K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 22 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 5, 2026
- Permits on file
- 107
- Phone
- (713) 215-7000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Laguna Petroleum Corporationthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Laguna Petroleum CorporationJul 11, 1996 |
- 4,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 11, 1996
- last permit issued
- Mar 3, 1989
- completed
- 768K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 238K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 3, 1989
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 14, 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.
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 22 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Witcher, J. E. O-10-21414 | Foster | Laguna Petroleum Corporation | 22 | 768K | 238K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 6,424 · prior 12 8,132(-21%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,560 · prior 12 864(+81%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Laguna Petroleum CorporationJan 1993 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 444645-99 | Recompletion | Laguna Petroleum Corporation | Feb 9, 1996 | Jul 11, 1996 | — | 4,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 1989 | Witcher J. E. O-10-21414 | Foster | Laguna Petroleum Corporation | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,793 | 4,055 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 222 | 12.25 | 100 S |
| 7 | 3,793 | 7.875 | 200 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 | May 18, 1989 | Apr 25, 1989 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-135-06878 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-06878 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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