WELL · 42-157-31738 · DISTRICT 3
Walzel #2
Fort Bend County · Rosenburg (Frio 4620) field · Vertical
Walzel #2 (API 42-157-31738) is a plugged well in Fort Bend County, plugged April 4, 1989, last operated by Mid American Operating Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued April 6, 1987, permitted to 8,000 ft.
It was permitted by Brinkerhoff-Turner CO., Ltd. and has since transferred to Mid American Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Vicksburg, Yegua.
Operator of record
Mid American Operating Company
Permitted by Brinkerhoff-Turner Co., Ltd.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 3, 1992 · 10 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Mid American Operating Company |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Brinkerhoff-Turner Co., Ltd.Apr 6, 1987 |
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
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 6, 1987
- last permit issued
- Apr 29, 1987
- completed
- —
- cumulative oil, bbl
- —
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 29, 1987
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 4, 1989
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.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 328677-97 | Drill | Brinkerhoff-Turner Co., Ltd. | Jan 25, 1988 | Apr 6, 1987 | — | 8,000 |
| 328677-99 | Drill | Brinkerhoff-Turner Co., Ltd. | Apr 6, 1987 | Apr 6, 1987 | — | 8,000 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 107 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,608 | 4,612 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,825 | 13.5 | 1,045 S |
| 4.5 | 4,718 | 8.75 | 683 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 | Oct 14, 1988 | May 28, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 8, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-157-31738 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-157-31738 → 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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