WELL · 42-173-31382 · DISTRICT 8
Houston A #2
Glasscock County · Gordon Street S. (Wolfcamp LO) field · Vertical
Houston A #2 (API 42-173-31382) is a plugged well in Glasscock County, plugged May 6, 1992, last operated by Beach Exploration Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits in 1983, permitted to 11,300 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Yates, San Andres, Spraberry, Dean.
Its lease has reported 16K barrels of oil and 451K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in May 2015. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 25, 2025
- Permits on file
- 165
- Phone
- (432) 683-6226
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Beach Exploration, Inc.through Jun 2010 |
| Latest permit | Beach Exploration, Inc.Jun 30, 1983 |
- 11,300
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 30, 1983
- last permit issued
- May 3, 1983
- completed
- 16K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 451K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 2015
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 3, 1983
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 6, 1992
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston "A" O-10-27679 | Gordon Street, S. (Wolfcamp, LO) | Beach Exploration, Inc. | 2 | 16K | 451K | Jan 1993 – May 2015 |
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.
- 1Beach Exploration, Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 2010
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201050-99 | Drill | Beach Exploration, Inc. | Jun 30, 1983 | Jun 30, 1983 | Jan 30, 1983 | 11,300 |
| 184493-99 | Drill | Beach Exploration, Inc. | Jan 27, 1983 | Jan 27, 1983 | Jan 30, 1983 | 11,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 1983 | Houston A O-10-27679 | Gordon Street S. (Wolfcamp LO) | Beach Exploration Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,628 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 2,074 | 554 |
| San Andres | 3,585 | -957 |
| Spraberry | 6,750 | -4,122 |
| Dean | 8,070 | -5,442 |
| Wolfcamp | 8,193 | -5,565 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,615 | 8,653 | Perforated |
| 9,092 | 9,179 | Perforated |
| 9,620 | 9,650 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 424 | 17.5 | 425 S |
| 9.625 | 3,700 | 12.25 | 250 S |
| 4.5 | 9,889 | 8.75 | 650 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 | Feb 24, 1984 | May 12, 1983 | — |
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 42-173-31382 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-173-31382 → 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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