TEXAS · WELLS · GONZALES COUNTY · API 42-177-31154 · DISTRICT 01
Nelson Ruth #2H
Gonzales County · Peach Creek (Austin Chalk) field · Horizontal · Sidetrack
Nelson Ruth #2H (API 42-177-31154) is a plugged horizontal well in Gonzales County, plugged September 21, 1999, last operated by Barnett Energy Inc..
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1981 and 1998, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by Pedeco, Inc. and has since transferred to Barnett Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Pedeco, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Graham, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 31, 2025
- Permits on file
- 32
- Phone
- (940) 549-0131
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Pedeco, Inc.Apr 3, 1998 |
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Apr 3, 1998
- last permit issued
- Nov 20, 1981
- completed
- —
- cumulative oil, bbl
- —
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 20, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 21, 1999
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.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 474996-99 | Reenter · sidetrack | Pedeco, Inc. | Apr 3, 1998 | Apr 3, 1998 | Jun 3, 1998 | 9,000 |
| 236466-99 | Recompletion | Humble Exploration Co., Inc. | Apr 20, 1984 | Apr 24, 1984 | — | 7,458 |
| 139277-99 | Drill | Humble Exploration Co., Inc. | Oct 16, 1981 | Oct 16, 1981 | — | 7,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 1981 | Nelson Ruth O-1-7035 | Peach Creek (Austin Chalk) | Barnett Energy Inc. | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,912 | 7,321 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,385 | 12.25 | 925 S |
| 2.375 | 6,888 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 7,545 | 8.75 | 600 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 30, 1982 | — |
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 42-177-31154 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-177-31154 → 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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