WELL · 42-163-33116 · DISTRICT 1
Shankle 2 #2B
Frio County · Pearsall (Austin Chalk) field · Horizontal
Shankle 2 #2B (API 42-163-33116) is a plugged horizontal well in Frio County, plugged November 12, 1998, last operated by Mescalero Energy Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 6, 1991, permitted to 7,000 ft.
It was permitted by Central Texas Oil & Gas and has since transferred to Mescalero Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 2.67K barrels of oil and 19 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in August 2003.
Operator of record
Permitted by Central Texas Oil & Gas; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
San Antonio, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 22, 2001 · 11 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Mescalero Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Mescalero Energy, Inc.through Mar 1995 |
| Latest permit | Central Texas Oil & GasDec 6, 1991 |
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
- Dec 6, 1991
- last permit issued
- Jan 17, 1992
- completed
- 2.67K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 19
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2003
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 17, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 12, 1998
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shankle 2 O-1-13462 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | Mescalero Energy, Inc. | 1 | 2.67K | 19 | Jan 1993 – Aug 2003 |
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.
- 1Dale Operating CompanyJan 1993 → Mar 1993
- 2Mescalero Energy, Inc.Apr 1993 → Apr 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 394278-99 | Drill | Central Texas Oil & Gas | Nov 21, 1991 | Dec 6, 1991 | Jan 1, 1992 | 7,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-13462 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,092 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 6,623 | -3,531 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,623 | 6,699 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 700 | 12.25 | 245 S |
| 5.5 | 6,450 | 7.875 | 740 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 | Mar 27, 1992 | Feb 20, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 23, 1992 | — | — |
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 42-163-33116 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-163-33116 → 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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