WELL · 42-167-30684 · DISTRICT 3
Butler M.B. #2
Galveston County · League City North (10 460) field · Vertical
Butler M.B. #2 (API 42-167-30684) is a plugged well in Galveston County, plugged July 17, 1990, last operated by Wainoco Oil & Gas Company.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1978 and 1980, permitted to 10,500 ft.
It was permitted by Douglas Petroleum, Inc. and has since transferred to Wainoco Oil & Gas Company on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Douglas Petroleum, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 6, 1996 · 201 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Wainoco Oil & Gas Company |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Douglas Petroleum, Inc.Jul 10, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,500
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jul 10, 1980
- last permit issued
- Jun 1, 1979
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 1, 1979
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 17, 1990
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler, M.B. O-3-14123 | League City, North (H Sand) | Challenger Oil | 2 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86345-99 | Recompletion | Douglas Petroleum, Inc. | Jul 10, 1980 | Jul 10, 1980 | — | 10,100 |
| 65153-99 | Recompletion | Wainoco Oil & Gas Company | Nov 30, 1979 | Nov 30, 1979 | — | 10,200 |
| 36745-99 | Drill | Wainoco Oil & Gas Company | Nov 13, 1978 | Nov 13, 1978 | Mar 3, 1979 | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-14123 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,950 | 9,956 | Perforated |
| 10,146 | 10,150 | Perforated |
| 10,464 | 10,469 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,409 | 14.75 | 1,305 S |
| 2.375 | 9,920 | — | — |
| 7 | 10,020 | 8.75 | 1,110 S |
| 2.375 | 10,028 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 10,343 | — | — |
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 | May 7, 1981 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 6, 1980 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 8, 1979 | — |
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 42-167-30684 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-167-30684 → 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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