WELL · 42-173-31499 · DISTRICT 8
Books Edith #2
Glasscock County · Dewey Lake S. (Strawn) field · Vertical
Books Edith #2 (API 42-173-31499) is a plugged well in Glasscock County, plugged January 9, 2017, last operated by Diamondback E&P LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 2, 1983, permitted to 10,300 ft.
It was permitted by L & B Oil CO. Inc. and has since transferred to Diamondback E&P LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Wolfcamp, Strawn.
Its 2 leases have reported 5.92K barrels of oil and 213K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in September 2018. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by L & B Oil Co. Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- May 4, 2026
- Permits on file
- 5,237
- Phone
- (432) 221-7400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Diamondback E&P LLC |
| Production reports | Sundown Energy LPthrough Sep 2014 |
| Latest permit | L & B Oil Co. Inc.Nov 2, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 2, 1983
- last permit issued
- Dec 8, 1983
- completed
- 5.92K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 213K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 8, 1983
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 9, 2017
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Books, Edith G-10-177479 | Dewey Lake, S. (Strawn) | Diamondback E&P LLC | 1 | 0 | 31.7K | May 2000 – Sep 2018 |
| Edith Books O-10-28632 | Dewey Lake, S. (Strawn) | Concho Resources Inc. | 2 | 5.92K | 181K | Jan 1993 – Oct 2000 |
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.
- 1Costilla Petroleum CorporationJan 1993 → Jan 1997
- 2Costilla Energy, Inc.Feb 1997 → Dec 1997
- 3Concho Resources Inc.Jan 1998 → Jun 2001
- 4Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Jul 2001 → Jun 2002
- 5Jetta Operating Company, Inc.Jul 2002 → Jan 2005
- 6Sundown Energy LPFeb 2005 → Sep 2014
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 219569-99 | Drill | L & B Oil Co. Inc. | Oct 28, 1983 | Nov 2, 1983 | — | 10,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-10-177479 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-28632 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,711 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,035 | 10,045 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 413 | 17.5 | 400 S |
| 9.625 | 3,277 | 12.25 | 400 S |
| 5.5 | 10,143 | 8.75 | 700 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 | Aug 16, 2000 | Jun 9, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Jul 11, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 9, 1984 | Jan 16, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 31, 1984 | Jan 16, 1984 | — |
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 42-173-31499 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-173-31499 → 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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