WELL · 42-183-30882 · DISTRICT 6
Denson #2
Gregg County · Willow Springs (Cotton Valley) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Denson #2 (API 42-183-30882) is a well in Gregg County operated by Neches Exploration L.L.C., completed December 23, 1991 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 26, 1991, permitted to 11,000 ft.
It was permitted by Cook Exploration CO. and has since transferred to Neches Exploration L.L.C. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, B/Peacn Gap, Massive Anhydrite (marker), Rodessa.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Cook Exploration Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Flint, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 14 permits on file · (903) 360-2596
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Neches Exploration L.L.C. |
| Production reports | Cook Exploration Co.through May 2017 |
| Latest permit | Cook Exploration Co.Jun 26, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 26, 1991
- last permit issued
- Dec 23, 1991
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.24M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 23, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denson G-6-140658 | Willow Springs (Cotton Valley,w) | Neches Exploration, L.L.C. | 1 | 0 | 2.24M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Cook Exploration Co.Jan 1993 → May 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 389366-99 | Drill | Cook Exploration Co. | Jun 26, 1991 | Jun 26, 1991 | Sep 15, 1991 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-140658 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft |
|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 3,524 |
| B/Peacn Gap | 3,998 |
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 6,446 |
| Rodessa | 6,777 |
| Travis Peak | 7,549 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,496 | 10,566 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,560 | 12.25 | 580 S |
| 5.5 | 10,792 | 8.75 | 1,760 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 | Mar 12, 1992 | Jan 28, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 28, 1992 | — | — |
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 42-183-30882 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-183-30882 → 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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