WELL · 42-181-31381 · DISTRICT 9
Newsom #2
Grayson County · Big Indian (Dornick Hills) field · Directional
Newsom #2 (API 42-181-31381) is a plugged well in Grayson County, plugged October 9, 2007, last operated by R2q Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2004 and 2007, permitted to 14,000 ft.
It was permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to R2q Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Upper Godwin, Lower Godwin, Dornick Hills (Gray).
Its lease has reported 61.5K barrels of oil and 539K mcf of gas since September 2004, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Iowa Park, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 12, 2025
- Permits on file
- 38
- Phone
- (940) 228-1500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | R2Q Operating LLC |
| Production reports | R2Q Operating LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Mar 30, 2007 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 30, 2007
- last permit issued
- Jun 2, 2007
- completed
- 61.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 539K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2004 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 2, 2007
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 9, 2007
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newsom O-13-30360 | Big Indian (Dornick Hills) | R2Q Operating LLC | 2 | 61.5K | 539K | Sep 2004 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 20,590 · prior 12 26,608(-23%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,324 · prior 12 1,275(+4%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Atoka Operating, Inc.Sep 2004 → Nov 2005
- 2Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Dec 2005 → Nov 2012
- 3Blackwell Exp & Development, LLCDec 2012 → Nov 2023
- 4Cholla Petroleum, Inc.Dec 2023 → Feb 2026
- 5R2Q Operating LLCMar 2026 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 633221-99 | Recompletion | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Feb 8, 2007 | Mar 30, 2007 | May 23, 2007 | 14,000 |
| 546466-99 | Drill | Atoka Operating, Inc. | Jun 3, 2004 | Jun 3, 2004 | — | 14,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-30360 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 626 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Upper Godwin | 7,900 | -7,274 |
| Lower Godwin | 8,186 | -7,560 |
| Dornick Hills (Gray) | 9,730 | -9,104 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,428 | 10,559 | Perforated |
| 10,584 | 10,730 | Perforated |
| 10,976 | 11,020 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,994 | 12.25 | 725 S |
| 5.5 | 11,272 | 8.75 | 900 S |
| 9.625 | — | — | — |
| 5.5 | — | 8.75 | 1,500 S |
| 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 | Jan 3, 2008 | Oct 12, 2007 | — |
| 00 | Jun 21, 2005 | Mar 7, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 5, 2005 | — | — |
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 42-181-31381 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-181-31381 → 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.
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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