TEXAS · WELLS · GLASSCOCK COUNTY · BOOKS, E. D. 2 LEASE · API 42-173-35857 · DISTRICT 7B
Books E. D. 2 #17
Glasscock County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Producing · Vertical
Books E. D. 2 #17 (API 42-173-35857) is a well in Glasscock County operated by Apache Corporation, completed July 23, 2013 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 23, 2013, permitted to 10,323 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Dean, Strawn, Fusselman.
Its lease has reported 167K barrels of oil and 2.79M mcf of gas since February 2010, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 10 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 3, 2025
- Permits on file
- 9,756
- Phone
- (713) 954-5500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Apache Corporation |
| Production reports | Apache Corporationthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Apache CorporationMay 23, 2013 |
- 10,323
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 23, 2013
- last permit issued
- Jul 23, 2013
- completed
- 167K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.79M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2010 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 23, 2013
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 10 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Books, E. D. 2 O-10-40051 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Apache Corporation | 10 | 167K | 2.79M | Feb 2010 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 45,693 · prior 12 39,068(+17%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,066 · prior 12 1,567(-32%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Mariner Energy, Inc.Mar 2010 → Nov 2010
- 2Apache CorporationDec 2010 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 763008-99 | Drill | Apache Corporation | May 20, 2013 | May 23, 2013 | Jun 15, 2013 | 10,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 2013 | Books E. D. 2 O-10-40051 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Apache Corporation | Producing | 10,323 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,664 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,212 | 10,185 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 465 | 17.5 | 475 S |
| 8.625 | 3,240 | 11 | 850 S |
| 5.5 | 10,323 | 7.875 | 1,070 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 26, 2014 | Apr 17, 2014 | Yes |
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 42-173-35857 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-173-35857 → 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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