WELL · 42-185-30566 · DISTRICT 3
Gibbons Creek No. 2 #2
Grimes County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Horizontal
Gibbons Creek NO. 2 #2 (API 42-185-30566) is a plugged horizontal well in Grimes County, plugged November 30, 2011, last operated by Sandel Operating Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 19, 1996, permitted to 11,425 ft.
It was permitted by Jamex, Inc. and has since transferred to Sandel Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Navarro, Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 78.7K barrels of oil and 261K mcf of gas since August 1996, last reporting in June 2023.
Operator of record
Permitted by Jamex, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Huntsville, TX · P-5 Active, filed Oct 17, 2025 · 11 permits on file · (936) 291-1002
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sandel Operating Company |
| Production reports | Sandel Operating Companythrough Oct 2009 |
| Latest permit | Jamex, Inc.Mar 19, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,425
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 19, 1996
- last permit issued
- Aug 15, 1996
- completed
- 78.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 261K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 1996 THROUGH Jun 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 15, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 30, 2011
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gibbons Creek No. 2 O-3-23054 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Sandel Operating Company | 1 | 78.7K | 261K | Aug 1996 – Jun 2023 |
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.
- 1Jamex, Inc.Aug 1996 → Sep 2000
- 2Jamex II Ltd., L.L.P.Oct 2000 → Dec 2001
- 3Sandel Energy, Inc.Feb 2002 → Jun 2003
- 4Sandel Operating CompanyJul 2003 → Oct 2009
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 445991-99 | Drill | Jamex, Inc. | Mar 18, 1996 | Mar 19, 1996 | Apr 2, 1996 | 11,425 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-23054 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 290 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Navarro | 8,940 | -8,650 |
| Pecan Gap | 10,300 | -10,010 |
| Austin Chalk | 10,760 | -10,470 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,938 | 13,023 | Perforated |
| 3,101 | 14,368 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,960 | 14.75 | 1,615 S |
| 7.875 | 11,020 | 9.875 | 300 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 | Oct 18, 1996 | Aug 22, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 2, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-185-30566 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-185-30566 → 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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