WELL · 42-181-31322 · DISTRICT 9
Ferrill #2
Grayson County · Big Mineral Creek (UV Sand) field · Directional
Ferrill #2 (API 42-181-31322) is a well in Grayson County operated by Venoco Inc., completed October 21, 1997.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued August 15, 1997, permitted to 9,850 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Barnes, S Sand, U Marker, V Sand.
Its 2 leases have reported 116K barrels of oil and 255K mcf of gas since October 1997, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 3, 2010 · 15 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Venoco Inc. |
| Production reports | Flintlock Exploration, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Venoco, Inc.Aug 15, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,850
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 15, 1997
- last permit issued
- Oct 21, 1997
- completed
- 116K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 255K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 21, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrill O-13-29599 | Big Mineral Creek (Consolidated) | Flintlock Exploration, LLC | 1 | 89K | 229K | Dec 1998 – Jul 2026 |
| Ferrill O-13-29483 | Big Mineral Creek (UV Sand) | Venoco, Inc. | 1 | 27K | 26.3K | Oct 1997 – Mar 2008 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,593 · prior 12 1,708(-7%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 2,462 · prior 12 2,636(-7%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Venoco, Inc.Oct 1997 → Mar 2005
- 2Blackwell BMC, LPApr 2005 → Mar 2007
- 3Blackwell BMC, LLCApr 2007 → May 2011
- 4Jetta Operating Company, Inc.Jun 2011 → Aug 2025
- 5Flintlock Exploration, LLCSep 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 466318-97 | Drill | Venoco, Inc. | Dec 1, 1997 | Aug 15, 1997 | Aug 19, 1997 | 9,600 |
| 466318-99 | Drill | Venoco, Inc. | Aug 15, 1997 | Aug 15, 1997 | — | 9,850 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-29483 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-13-29599 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 621 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Barnes | 5,842 | -5,221 |
| S Sand | 6,134 | -5,513 |
| U Marker | 7,463 | -6,842 |
| V Sand | 8,150 | -7,529 |
| Davis | 9,345 | -8,724 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,338 | 8,346 | Perforated |
| 8,704 | 8,800 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,584 | 12.25 | 615 S |
| 5.5 | 9,549 | 7.875 | 525 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, 1999 | Nov 7, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 27, 1998 | Nov 7, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 17, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-181-31322 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-181-31322 → 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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