WELL · 42-177-31402 · DISTRICT 1
Scotty #2
Gonzales County · Peach Creek (Austin Chalk) field · Vertical
Scotty #2 (API 42-177-31402) is a plugged well in Gonzales County, plugged June 28, 1988, last operated by Challenger Oil.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 4, 1983, permitted to 10,000 ft.
It was permitted by Chisholm Oil Investments and has since transferred to Challenger Oil on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Chisholm Oil Investments; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
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SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Challenger Oil |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Chisholm Oil InvestmentsApr 4, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 4, 1983
- last permit issued
- May 4, 1983
- completed
- —
- cumulative oil, bbl
- —
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 4, 1983
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 28, 1988
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 191878-99 | Drill | Chisholm Oil Investments | Apr 4, 1983 | Apr 4, 1983 | — | 10,000 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,567 | 7,853 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,992 | 12.25 | 683 S |
| 2.375 | 7,370 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 8,015 | 7.875 | 400 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 | May 20, 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 42-177-31402 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-177-31402 → 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
- 0
- bbl, all reported
- —
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000106392 | H-1 Injection | Plugged Aug 16, 1988 | 250 | 300 | 7,567–7,853 |
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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