WELL · 42-167-31156 · DISTRICT 3
Davis James Estate #2
Galveston County · Hitchcock NE. (Frio 11600) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Davis James Estate #2 (API 42-167-31156) is a well in Galveston County operated by Osyka Producing Company Inc., completed April 1, 1989 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 26, 1988, permitted to 14,500 ft.
It was permitted by Wintershall Corporation and has since transferred to Osyka Producing Company Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Big "A" Gas Sand, Schenk, Massive Lower Weiting, "S" Sand (Anomalina).
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Wintershall Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 8 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Osyka Producing Company Inc. |
| Production reports | Osyka Producing Company, Inc.through Dec 1998 |
| Latest permit | Wintershall CorporationApr 26, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 26, 1988
- last permit issued
- Apr 1, 1989
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.59M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 1, 1989
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis, James Estate G-3-131749 | Hitchcock, NE. (Frio 11600) | Osyka Producing Company, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 2.59M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Convest Energy CorporationJan 1993 → Oct 1997
- 2Forcenergy IncNov 1997 → Jun 1998
- 3Osyka Producing Company, Inc.Aug 1998 → Dec 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 345668-99 | Drill | Wintershall Corporation | Apr 25, 1988 | Apr 26, 1988 | — | 14,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-131749 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 33 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Big "a" Gas Sand | 9,570 | -9,537 |
| Schenk | 11,665 | -11,632 |
| Massive Lower Weiting | 12,285 | -12,252 |
| "S" Sand (Anomalina) | 12,982 | -12,949 |
| Andrau | 13,378 | -13,345 |
| Lower Andran | 13,708 | -13,675 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,675 | 11,682 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 1,343 | 26 | 1,800 S |
| 13.375 | 7,376 | 17.5 | 1,530 S |
| 9.625 | 9,063 | 12.25 | 330 S |
| 7.625 | 11,445 | 8.5 | 110 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 31, 1989 | May 12, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 12, 1989 | — | — |
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 42-167-31156 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-167-31156 → 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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