TEXAS · WELLS · FRIO COUNTY · API 42-163-31442 · DISTRICT 01
Carter William A. #2
Frio County · Pearsall (Austin Chalk) field · Vertical
Carter William A. #2 (API 42-163-31442) is a plugged well in Frio County, plugged February 19, 1987, last operated by Bay Rock Operating Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 15, 1977, permitted to 7,000 ft.
It was permitted by Bay Rock Corp. and has since transferred to Bay Rock Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Bay Rock Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- San Antonio, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 16, 2026
- Permits on file
- 143
- Phone
- (210) 213-8477
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bay Rock Operating Company |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Bay Rock Corp.Jun 15, 1977 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 15, 1977
- last permit issued
- Aug 16, 1977
- completed
- —
- cumulative oil, bbl
- —
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 16, 1977
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 19, 1987
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 748-99 | Drill | Bay Rock Corp. | Jun 15, 1977 | Jun 15, 1977 | Jun 20, 1977 | 7,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 1977 | Carter William A. O-1-5412 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | Bay Rock Operating Company | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,469 | 6,742 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 336 | 12.25 | 250 S |
| — | 3,320 | 7.625 | 600 S |
| 4.5 | 6,823 | 7.625 | 380 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 14, 1977 | — |
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 42-163-31442 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-163-31442 → 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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