WELL · 42-179-31119 · DISTRICT 10
Dauer #2
Gray County · Panhandle West field · Vertical
Dauer #2 (API 42-179-31119) is a plugged well in Gray County, plugged April 24, 2025, last operated by Ponderosa TX Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1982 and 1993, permitted to 3,500 ft.
It was permitted by Redstone Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Ponderosa TX Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Sand Gravel & Clay, Red Bed, Top Dolomite, Dolomite.
Its 2 leases have reported 107 barrels of oil and 631K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 6 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Redstone Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Stinnett, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jul 1, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3
- Phone
- (212) 798-1320
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Ponderosa TX Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Ponderosa TX Operating LLCthrough Jul 2022 |
| Latest permit | Redstone Operating, Inc.Mar 23, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 23, 1993
- last permit issued
- Apr 5, 1993
- completed
- 107
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 631K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 5, 1993
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 24, 2025
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Neal O-14-5037 | Panhandle Gray County Field | Ponderosa TX Operating LLC | 5 | 107 | 10.1K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Dauer G-14-145141 | Panhandle, West | Ponderosa TX Operating LLC | 1 | 0 | 621K | Feb 1993 – Apr 2025 |
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.
- 1Redstone Operating, Inc.Jan 1993 → Apr 1994
- 2Bedstone Operating Co.May 1994 → Aug 1994
- 3The Operating Co.Sep 1994 → Sep 2007
- 4Legacy Reserves Operating LPOct 2007 → Jan 2018
- 5Ponderosa TX Operating LLCFeb 2018 → Jul 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 405109-99 | Other | Redstone Operating, Inc. | Oct 23, 1992 | Mar 23, 1993 | Feb 8, 1982 | 3,350 |
| 149339-99 | Drill | WY-Vel Corp | Jan 29, 1982 | Jan 29, 1982 | Feb 12, 1982 | 3,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 1993 | Dauer G-14-145141 | Panhandle West | Ponderosa TX Operating LLC | Plugged | — |
| Jun 1, 1982 | O Neal O-14-5037 | Panhandle Gray County Field | Ponderosa TX Operating LLC | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,280 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Sand Gravel & Clay | 1 | 3,279 |
| Red Bed | 593 | 2,687 |
| Top Dolomite | 2,692 | 588 |
| Dolomite | 2,696 | 584 |
| Top Weathered Granite | 2,912 | 368 |
| Weathered Granite | 2,912 | 368 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,700 | 2,832 | Perforated |
| 2,700 | 2,900 | Perforated |
| 2,898 | 3,260 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 593 | 12.25 | 400 S |
| 2.375 | 3,305 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 3,315 | 7.875 | 150 S |
| 5.5 | 3,515 | 7.875 | 150 S |
| 8.625 | — | — | — |
| 5.5 | — | — | — |
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 | Jun 23, 1993 | Apr 13, 1993 | — |
| 00 | May 25, 1993 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 6, 1986 | Aug 19, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 13, 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 42-179-31119 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-179-31119 → 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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