TEXAS · WELLS · GRAY COUNTY · NORTHFORK LEASE · API 42-179-30597 · DISTRICT 08
Northfork #2
Gray County · Panhandle East field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
- Fields on the latest permit · any of 2
- Panhandle, East · Panhandle Gray County Field
- Not one formation; the well must be completed in one of them, and no target formation is stated.
Northfork #2 (API 42-179-30597) is a well in Gray County operated by Bce-Mach Iii LLC, completed April 3, 1978 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in June 1, 2020.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 17, 1977, permitted to 2,950 ft.
It was permitted by Travelers Oil Company and has since transferred to Bce-Mach Iii LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 42.2K mcf of gas since January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Travelers Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Oklahoma City, OK
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- May 18, 2026
- Permits on file
- 10
- Phone
- (405) 252-8100
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bce-Mach III LLC |
| Production reports | Bce-Mach III LLCthrough May 2020 |
| Latest permit | Travelers Oil CompanyOct 17, 1977 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,950
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 17, 1977
- last permit issued
- Apr 3, 1978
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 42.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 2020
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 3, 1978
- Shut in
- Jun 1, 2020
- 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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northfork G-14-84007 | Panhandle, East | Bce-Mach III LLC | 1 | 0 | 42.2K | Jan 1993 – May 2020 |
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.
- 1Travelers Oil CompanyJan 1993 → Jan 2014
- 2Fairway Links Energy, Inc.Feb 2014 → Feb 2014
- 3Scout Energy Management LLCMar 2014 → May 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9978-99 | Drill | Travelers Oil Company | Oct 17, 1977 | Oct 17, 1977 | Oct 18, 1977 | 3,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 1978 | Northfork G-14-84007 | Panhandle East | Bce-Mach III LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Jun 1, 2020 | 2,950 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,146 | 2,230 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 247 | 13.75 | 300 S |
| 5.5 | 2,374 | 7.875 | 100 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 9, 1979 | — |
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 42-179-30597 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-179-30597 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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