WELL · 42-177-31381 · DISTRICT 1
Needham #2
Gonzales County · Christian (6800) field · Vertical
Needham #2 (API 42-177-31381) is a plugged well in Gonzales County, plugged September 26, 2001, last operated by Tdc Engineering Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 21, 1982, permitted to 8,000 ft.
It was permitted by Geofocus, Inc. and has since transferred to Tdc Engineering Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Carrizo, Wilcox, Austin Chalk, Buda.
Its lease has reported 5.79K barrels of oil and 2.4K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in August 2003. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Geofocus, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Abilene, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 16, 2025
- Permits on file
- 227
- Phone
- (325) 673-5024
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | TDC Engineering Inc. |
| Production reports | TDC Engineering, Inc.through Jul 1996 |
| Latest permit | Geofocus, Inc.Dec 21, 1982 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 21, 1982
- last permit issued
- Feb 14, 1997
- completed
- 5.79K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2003
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 14, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 26, 2001
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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Needham O-1-8264 | Christian (6800) | TDC Engineering, Inc. | 4 | 5.79K | 2.4K | Jan 1993 – Aug 2003 |
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.
- 1Baker, Brent Oil & Gas, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jul 1994
- 2TDC Engineering, Inc.Jul 1996 → Jul 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 181267-99 | Drill | Geofocus, Inc. | Dec 21, 1982 | Dec 21, 1982 | — | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-8264 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-1-8264 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 328 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,960 | 3,660 | Perforated |
| 6,102 | 6,517 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,955 | 12.25 | 750 S |
| 9.625 | 1,995 | 12.25 | 600 S |
| 7 | 6,500 | 8.75 | 160 S |
| 7 | 6,772 | 8.75 | 160 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 12, 1997 | May 30, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Jul 23, 1997 | Mar 3, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Jun 10, 1997 | Mar 3, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Jun 6, 1997 | Jan 27, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Mar 9, 1984 | Feb 22, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Mar 2, 1984 | Feb 22, 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 42-177-31381 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-177-31381 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 211K
- bbl, all reported
- Nov 2001
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000059295 | W-14 Disposal | Plugged Jan 8, 2002 | 1,800 | 1,400 | 2,960–3,660 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
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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